✈ SYD → PEK
11H 25M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Sydney to Beijing
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Sydney to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 11 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,570 miles (8,964 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,570 mi
8,964 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
Westward — easier
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.