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MEL to PKX: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
5,630 mi
9,060 km · 4,892 nm
11h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,630 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 30m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- PKX — Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Near PKX
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport57 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from PKX?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Beijing (PKX) is 5,630 miles (9,060 km, 4,892 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MEL to PKX?
Nonstop service on MEL–PKX depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEL to PKX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MEL–PKX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MEL to PKX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MEL–PKX tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.