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PEK Beijing ⇄ SZX Shenzhen

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

Distance1,957 km1,216 mi1,057 nautical miles
PEK → SZX3 h 20 minestimated block time
SZX → PEK3 h 15 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hShenzhen vs Beijing, today
Great-circle route from Beijing (PEK) to Shenzhen (SZX)PEKBeijingSZXShenzhen
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 → SZX

3 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 189° (S).

Leave Beijing Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Shenzhen Sat 7 Nov, 13:20 local.

SZX → PEK

3 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 7° (N).

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

The two directions differ by 3 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 distance1,957 km · 1,216 mi · 1,057 nmi
Initial heading189° (S) from PEK; 7° (N) from SZX
Farthest from the equator40.1°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip10% 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)
SZXAsia/Shanghai — UTC+8 now; UTC+8 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceShenzhen is on the same clock as Beijing today.

Jet lag, flying PEK → SZX. 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 SZX Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportShenzhen, China · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m

Same cities, other airports

PEKHKG Beijing – Hong Kong 1,992 km1,237 mi · 3 h 20 min

More routes from PEK and SZX

PEKSHA Beijing – Shanghai 1,076 km668 mi · 2 h 15 min PEKCTU Beijing – Chengdu 1,558 km968 mi · 3 h PEKHKG Beijing – Hong Kong 1,992 km1,237 mi · 3 h 20 min LHRPEK London – Beijing 8,154 km5,067 mi · 9 h 50 min SFOPEK San Francisco – Beijing 9,494 km5,899 mi · 12 h 40 min JFKPEK New York – Beijing 10,979 km6,822 mi · 13 h 40 min

Routes of a similar length

AUHBOM Abu Dhabi – Mumbai 1,971 km1,225 mi · 3 h 10 min SYDNOU Sydney – Nouméa 1,981 km1,231 mi · 3 h 10 min CDGCMN Paris – Casablanca 1,931 km1,200 mi · 3 h 20 min LAXDFW Los Angeles – Dallas–Fort Worth 1,983 km1,232 mi · 3 h 05 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

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