Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ESL to BHY: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Beihai (Beihai Airport)
3,973 mi
6,393 km · 3,452 nm
8h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
See live ESL→BHY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,973 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 15m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- BHY — Beihai Airport · Beihai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Near BHY
- ZHA · Zhanjiang Airport72 mi away
- NNG · Nanning Wuxu Airport103 mi away
- HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from BHY?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Beihai (BHY) is 3,973 miles (6,393 km, 3,452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to BHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Elista and Beihai?
Beihai is 5 hours ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to BHY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESL–BHY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.