Beijing to London runs about 21 times a day, with the first departure around 06:20 and the last around 20:14. One passenger pays between €590.14 and €634.39, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 14h 5m over 8,384 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€590.14 to €634.39
- 238%Moves across the booking window
238%When it runs, leaving Beijing
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:20First departure
- 20:14Last departure
- 21Services per day
- 86%Run direct
06:20
20:14
21
86%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €1,951.86Thu24
- about €1,466.88Fri25
- about €1,583.11Sat26
- about €1,145.33Sun27
- about €999.01Mon28
- about €951.22Tue29
- about €1,023.79Wed30
- about €983.67Thu1
- about €926.44Fri2
- about €903.43Sat3
- about €843.25Sun4
- about €720.53Mon5
- about €706.96Tue6
- about €764.19Wed7
- about €792.51Thu8
- about €738.23Fri9
- about €755.93Sat10
- about €722.89Sun11
- about €622.59Mon12
- about €590.14Tue13
- about €648.55Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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When to book Beijing to London
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €623.1890 days
- €577.1660 days
- €633.2145 days
- €632.0330 days
- €648.5521 days
- €764.1914 days
- €1,023.797 days
- €1,583.113 days
- €1,951.861 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €577.16.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 238 percent. The dearest point is €1,951.86, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Beijing to London and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
7 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
8,384 km
8,140 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
18,960,744 → 8,961,989
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 86% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 14% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 8,384 km against 8,140 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Krasnoyarsk, Stockholm, Vantaa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
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A car waiting when you land in London
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near London St Pancras International
Most of the points near London St Pancras International open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Beijing to London
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Beijing to London?
The fastest journey from Beijing to London takes 14h 5m door to door, of which 10h 55m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 14h 56m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Beijing to London?
The cheapest fare from Beijing to London is €590.14, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,035.59. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Beijing to London?
The cheapest way from Beijing to London is by flight, at €590.14 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 14h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Beijing to London?
Fares from Beijing to London bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €577.16. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 238 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Beijing to London?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Beijing to London, at €706.96. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Beijing to London?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Beijing to London, at €527.01 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Beijing to London?
3 operators sell services from Beijing to London across 1 mode: Air China, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Beijing to London?
86 percent of the services we sell from Beijing to London are direct. The rest connect at Krasnoyarsk, Stockholm, Vantaa, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Beijing to London use?
Services from Beijing to London by flight leave from Beijing Capital International Airport PEK and arrive at London Heathrow Airport LHR. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Beijing to London?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from Beijing to London allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Beijing to London on 23 September 2026: 8384 km of route against 8140 km in a straight line, 21 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €590.14, and 14h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Beijing reaches 288 places in 60 countries on services we hold, over distances from 51 to 12,185 km. London reaches 659 places in 119 countries, from 17 to 14,479 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Beijing
- 288Places you can leave for
- 60Countries
- 87Operators
60
87Arriving in London
Leaving London
- 659Places you can leave for
- 119Countries
- 197Operators