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PEK Beijing ⇄ CAN Guangzhou

Beijing Capital International Airport (China) and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (China): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,881 km1,169 mi1,016 nautical miles
PEK → CAN3 h 15 minestimated block time
CAN → PEK3 h 10 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hGuangzhou vs Beijing, today
Great-circle route from Beijing (PEK) to Guangzhou (CAN)PEKBeijingCANGuangzhou
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

PEK → CAN

3 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 190° (S).

Leave Beijing Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Guangzhou Sat 7 Nov, 13:15 local.

CAN → PEK

3 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 9° (N).

Leave Guangzhou Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Beijing Sat 7 Nov, 13:10 local.

The two directions differ by 4 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,881 km · 1,169 mi · 1,016 nmi
Initial heading190° (S) from PEK; 9° (N) from CAN
Farthest from the equator40.1°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip9% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

PEKAsia/Shanghai — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
CANAsia/Shanghai — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceGuangzhou is on the same clock as Beijing today.

Jet lag, flying PEK → CAN. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

PEK Beijing Capital International AirportBeijing, China · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m CAN Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhou, China · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).