Boston to Beijing

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Boston to Beijing. From €927.09, fastest 17h 37m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Boston to Beijing costs €927.09 at the cheapest and takes 17h 37m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 11,162 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
11,162 km
Fastest
17h 37m
Average
18h 38m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€927.09
CO2 per passenger
1652.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight18h 17m15h 7m3h 10m€1,076.301652.0 kg3
  • 18h 17mFastest, by Flight
  • €1,076.30Cheapest, by Flight
  • 1652.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 11,162 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€927.09
  1. Amtrak A827207:304h 56m12:26Boston South StationWashington Union Station
  2. United Airlines UA117513:1115h 31m04:42Washington DCABeijing NAY

Changes at Washington, with 45 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 23h 9mCO2 1720.1 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€1,256.25
  1. Hainan Airlines HA715306:0215h 7m21:09Boston BEDBeijing PEK

Door to door 18h 17mCO2 1652.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Boston to Beijing
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Boston to BeijingFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€2,505.87€2,165.44€2,404.39€1,822.06€1,417.32€1,472.19€2,288.75€1,437.97€1,564.82€1,346.52€1,197.84€1,076.30€1,163.03€1,435.02
Train€2,610.64€2,138.74€1,836.24€1,635.49€1,585.44€1,552.99€1,687.19€1,397.89€1,782.34€1,448.49€1,131.69€1,390.74€1,196.59€1,423.74

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €927.09

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Beijing. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Beijing Railway Station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Boston to Beijing

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €924.3490 days
  2. €732.3360 days
  3. €852.6945 days
  4. €975.4130 days
  5. €1,127.6321 days
  6. €1,423.7414 days
  7. €1,687.197 days
  8. €1,836.243 days
  9. €2,505.871 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €732.33.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 242 percent. The most expensive point is €2,505.87, 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.
€2,505.87€732.331371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €1,346.52Sun
  2. €1,131.69Mon
  3. €1,076.30Tue
  4. €1,163.03Wed
  5. €1,423.74Thu
  6. €1,397.89Fri
  7. €1,564.82Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €1,417.32Sep
  2. €1,012.58Oct
  3. €856.69Nov
  4. €820.83Dec
  5. €845.02Jan
  6. €727.02Feb

The route

BostonBostonBeijingBeijing
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 11,162 km against 10,837 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 Washington, Toronto, New York City, Detroit. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Boston at 06:02 and the last at 07:30, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Boston

Rail
  • Boston South Station
  • Boston Landing station
  • Eastern Railroad Depot (Boston)
Bus
  • Boston South Station
  • Alewife
Air
  • BOS
  • BED
Ferry
  • Encore Boston Harbor Ferry Landing
  • East Boston 6 New Street Ferry Landing

Beijing

Rail
  • Beijing Railway Station
  • Beijingnan railway station
  • Beijing East railway station
Bus
  • 大屯场站
  • 半截塔公交场站
Air
  • PEK
  • PKX
  • NAY
Ferry
  • 燕莎码头
  • 蓝港码头
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Hainan Airlines€1,011.4017h 37m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€841.0091%
Taxes€84.109%
Our service fee€1.990%
Total you pay€927.09100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Beijing?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Boston to Beijing

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Boston to Beijing?

The fastest journey from Boston to Beijing takes 17h 37m door to door, of which 15h 7m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 18h 38m, 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 Boston to Beijing?

The cheapest fare from Boston to Beijing is €927.09, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,468.06. 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 Boston to Beijing?

The cheapest way from Boston to Beijing is by Flight, at €1,076.30 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 18h 17m 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 Boston to Beijing?

Fares from Boston to Beijing bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €732.33. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 242 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Boston to Beijing?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Boston to Beijing, at €1,076.30. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Boston to Beijing?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Boston to Beijing, at €727.02 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 service from Boston to Beijing?

1 operators sell services from Boston to Beijing across 1 modes: Hainan Airlines. 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 Boston to Beijing?

20 percent of the services we sell from Boston to Beijing are direct. The rest connect at Washington, Toronto, New York City, Detroit, with about 45 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 Boston to Beijing use?

Services from Boston to Beijing by Flight leave from Boston BED and arrive at Beijing PEK. 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 Boston to Beijing?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Boston to Beijing 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

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Boston to Beijing on September 10, 2026: 11162 km of route against 10837 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €927.09, and 17h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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