✈ BOS → PEK
13H 38M, 6,721 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Boston to Beijing
From Logan (BOS), USA North America → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Boston to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Boston (BOS) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 13 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,721 miles (10,816 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,721 mi
10,816 km · great-circle
Avg speed
794 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.