Distance from Seattle to Beijing

The distance between Seattle, United States and Beijing, China is 8,713 kilometers (5,414 miles).

Seattle, Washington, United States

Beijing, China

From Seattle to Beijing, the straight-line distance is 8,713 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Seattle at 56 meters above sea level and Beijing at 49 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Seattle, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 47.6062° N 122.3321° W

Elevation: 56 m (184 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Lake Union Seaplane Base (LKE)
  • Boeing Field King County International Airport (BFI)
  • Renton Municipal Airport (RNT)
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
  • Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field) (PAE)
Beijing, China

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates: 39.9075° N 116.3972° E

Elevation: 49 m (161 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY)
  • Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
  • Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)
  • Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN)
  • Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ)

Other distances from Seattle

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Seattle to New York City 3,876 km
From Seattle to Los Angeles 1,544 km
From Seattle to Chicago 2,796 km
From Seattle to Houston 3,043 km
From Seattle to Phoenix 1,793 km

Other distances from Beijing

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Beijing to Shanghai 1,067 km
From Beijing to Shenzhen 1,938 km
From Beijing to Chengdu 1,517 km
From Beijing to Tianjin 108 km
From Beijing to Wuhan 1,052 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Seattle and Beijing.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Cali, Colombia Sheffield, United Kingdom 8,713 km
Puebla, Mexico Manchester, United Kingdom 8,713 km
Puebla, Mexico Cardiff, United Kingdom 8,713 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Lisbon, Portugal 8,713 km
Málaga, Spain Albuquerque, United States 8,713 km
Rosario, Argentina Kansas City, United States 8,713 km
Madrid, Spain Mixco, Guatemala 8,713 km
Phoenix, United States Brasília, Brazil 8,714 km
Ottawa, Canada Porto Alegre, Brazil 8,714 km
San Diego, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 8,714 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Kano, Nigeria 8,714 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Manchester, United Kingdom 8,714 km
Columbus, United States Istanbul, Turkey 8,712 km
Denver, United States Asunción, Paraguay 8,714 km
Rome, Italy Havana, Cuba 8,715 km
La Paz, Bolivia Calgary, Canada 8,715 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Culiacán, Mexico 8,711 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Gibraltar, Gibraltar 8,715 km
Arequipa, Peru Ibadan, Nigeria 8,711 km

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