Distance from Washington to Beijing

The distance between Washington, United States and Beijing, China is 11,172 kilometers (6,942 miles).

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Beijing, China

From Washington to Beijing, the straight-line distance is 11,172 kilometers, heading north. Washington is at only 6 meters above sea level, while Beijing is at 49 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.8951° N 77.0364° W

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Davison Army Air Field (DAA)
  • Tipton Airport (FME)
  • Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
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 Washington

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 329 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 3,700 km
From Washington to Chicago 958 km
From Washington to Houston 1,962 km
From Washington to Phoenix 3,189 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

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Wellington, New Zealand Mesa, United States 11,170 km
San Jose, United States Shenzhen, China 11,170 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Córdoba, Argentina 11,169 km
Tokyo, Japan Málaga, Spain 11,175 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Kaduna, Nigeria 11,168 km
Tokyo, Japan Sevilla, Spain 11,176 km
Cali, Colombia Moscow, Russia 11,168 km
Moscow, Russia Brasília, Brazil 11,168 km
Austin, United States Seoul, South Korea 11,177 km
Tokyo, Japan Lisbon, Portugal 11,167 km
Auckland, New Zealand Kolkata, India 11,177 km

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