Jetlag from Beijing (PEK)
Recovery times and difficulty ratings for 200 destinations from Beijing Capital International, China
200
Destinations
2.1
Avg Recovery Days
~17 days
Worst Recovery
10+ hours
Max Shift
10+ hours timezone shift(6)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIJ Long Island | -17h | West | ~17 days | 5 |
| YLX Long Point | +11h | East | ~16 days | 6 |
| BOS Boston | +11h | East | ~16 days | 5 |
| JFK New York | +11h | East | ~16 days | 5 |
| YYZ Toronto | +11h | East | ~16 days | 5 |
| IAD Washington | +11h | East | ~16 days | 5 |
7-9 hours timezone shift(32)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUB Dublin | -8h | West | ~7 days | 5 |
| LHR London | -8h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| LGW London | -8h | West | ~7 days | 5 |
| MAN Manchester | -8h | West | ~7 days | 5 |
| EDI Edinburgh | -8h | West | ~8 days | 4 |
| HSF Suifenhe Dongning | -8h | West | ~8 days | 4 |
| SFO San Francisco | +8h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| LAX Los Angeles | +8h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| SEA Seattle | +8h | East | ~9 days | 3 |
| YVR Vancouver | +8h | East | ~9 days | 3 |
| TIJ Tijuana | +8h | East | ~9 days | 4 |
| BEG Belgrade | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| MUC Munich | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| MXP Milan | -7h | West | ~6 days | 5 |
| BCN Barcelona | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| OSL Oslo | -7h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| PRG Prague | -7h | West | ~6 days | 5 |
| BER Berlin | -7h | West | ~6 days | 3 |
| BRU Brussels | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| BUD Budapest | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| FCO Rome | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| FRA Frankfurt | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| VIE Vienna | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| WAW Warsaw | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| GVA Geneva | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| CDG Paris | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| AMS Amsterdam | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| ARN Stockholm | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| CPH Copenhagen | -7h | West | ~7 days | 4 |
| MAD Madrid | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| ALG Algiers | -7h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| BAR Baker Island | +7h | East | ~8 days | 6 |
4-6 hours timezone shift(15)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLV Tel Aviv Yafo | -6h | West | ~6 days | 4 |
| CAI Cairo | -6h | West | ~4 days | 5 |
| ATH Athens | -6h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| IKA Tehran | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| BSR Basra | -5h | West | ~4 days | 2 |
| ADD Addis Ababa | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| RUH Riyadh | -5h | West | ~4 days | 5 |
| IST Istanbul | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| SVO Moscow | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| MSQ Minsk | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| LED Saint Petersburg | -5h | West | ~4 days | 4 |
| GYD Baku | -4h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| AKL Auckland | +4h | East | ~4 days | 5 |
| WGN Waitangi | +4h | East | ~4 days | 5 |
| DXB Dubai | -4h | West | ~3 days | 5 |
1-3 hours timezone shift(147)
| Destination | Shift | Direction | Recovery | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAS Tashkent | -3h | West | ~3 days | 4 |
| ASB Ashgabat | -3h | West | ~3 days | 3 |
| ISB Islamabad | -3h | West | ~3 days | 5 |
| MLE Male | -3h | West | ~3 days | 2 |
| NQZ Nursultan Nazarbayev | -3h | West | ~3 days | 2 |
| RGN Yangon | -2h | West | ~2 days | 4 |
| MEL Melbourne | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| VVO Vladivostok | +2h | East | ~3 days | 2 |
| DAC Dhaka | -2h | West | ~2 days | 4 |
| SYD Sydney | +2h | East | ~2 days | 4 |
| ALA Almaty | -2h | West | ~2 days | 2 |
| OKA Okinawa | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| CJU Jeju | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| ICN Seoul | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| HKT Phuket | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| NRT Tokyo | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| KIX Osaka | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| CNX Chiang Mai | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| HND Tokyo | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| GMP Seoul | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| KTI Kratie | -1h | West | ~1 days | 1 |
| CGK Jakarta | -1h | West | ~1 days | 1 |
| NGO Nagoya | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| HAN Hanoi | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| SGN Ho Chi Minh City | -1h | West | ~1 days | 5 |
| CTS Sapporo | +1h | East | ~1 days | 4 |
| BKK Bangkok | -1h | West | ~1 days | 4 |
| PUS Busan | +1h | East | ~1 days | 3 |
| PZI Panzhihua | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| RLK Bayannur | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| SHA Shanghai | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| SHE Shenyang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| SIN Singapore | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| SQD Shangrao Sanqingshan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| SWA Shantou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| SYX Sanya | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| SZX Shenzhen | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| TAO Qingdao | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| TFU Chengdu Tianfu | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| TGO Tongliao | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| TNH Tonghua | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| TPE Taipei | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| TXN Tunxi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| TYN Taiyuan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| UBN New Ulaanbaator | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| URC Urumqi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| UYN Yulin | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| WDS Shiyan Wudangshan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| WEH Weihai | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| WHA Wuhan Station | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| WMT Zunyi Maotai | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| WNZ Wenzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| WUA Wu Hai | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| WUH Wuhan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| WUX Wuxi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| WXN Wanxian | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| XFN Xiangfan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| XIC Xichang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| XIL Xilinhot | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| XIY Xi'an | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| XMN Xiamen | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| XNN Xining | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| YBP Yibin | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| YCU Yun Cheng | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| YIC Yichun Mingyueshan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| YIH Yichang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| YIN Yining | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| YIW Yiwu | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| YNJ Yanji | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| YNT Yantai | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| YNZ Yancheng | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| YTY Yangzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| ZUH Zhuhai | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| AKU Aksu | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| AQG Anqing | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| BAV Baotou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| BHY Beihai | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CAN Guangzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CGO Zhengzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CGQ Changchun | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| CIH Changzhi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| CKG Chongqing | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CSX Changsha | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CTU Chengdu | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| CZX Changzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| DLC Dalian | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| DLU Dali City | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| DNH Dunhuang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| DOY Dongying | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| DQA Daqing | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| DSN Ordos (Dongsheng) | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| DYG Dayong | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| DZH Dazhou Jinya | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| ENY Yan'an | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| FOC Fuzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| FUG Fuyang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| GYS Guang Yuan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HAK Haikou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HET Hohhot | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| HFE Hefei (Luogang Airport) | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| HGH Hangzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HKG Hong Kong | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HLD Hailar | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HLH Ulanhot | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HMI Hami | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HNY Hengyang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| HRB Harbin | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| HTN Hotan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 4 |
| HUO Holingol Huolinhe | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| HUZ Huizhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| HYN Taizhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| IKT Irkutsk | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| INC Yinchuan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| JDZ Jingdezhen | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| JGS Ji An | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| JHG Jinghong | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| JIU Jiujiang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| JJN Jinjiang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| JMU Jiamusi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| JUZ Juzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| JXA Jixi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| JZH Song Pan | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| KHG Kashi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 4 |
| KHN Nanchang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| KMG Kunming | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| KOW Ganzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| KRL Korla | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| KRY Karamay | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| KUL Kuala Lumpur | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 4 |
| KWE Guiyang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| KWL Guilin | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| LFQ Linfen Qiaoli | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LHW Lanzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LJG Lijiang City | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| LLV Lüliang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LPF Liupanshui Yuezhao | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LXA Gonggar | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| LYG Lianyungang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LYI Linyi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
| LZG Liuzhou Station | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| LZH Liuzhou | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| LZY Lin Zhi | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MDG Mudanjiang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| MFM Macau | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 3 |
| MIG Mian Yang | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 2 |
| MNL Manila | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 4 |
| NDG Qiqihar | Same timezone | Same | No recovery needed | 1 |
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All flights from BeijingFrequently Asked Questions
What is jetlag flying from Beijing?
Jetlag from Beijing (PEK) varies by destination. The most challenging route is to Long Island, requiring up to 17.0 days of recovery. Eastward travel from Beijing tends to be harder because you lose hours, while westward routes are generally easier to adjust to.
Which routes from Beijing have the worst jetlag?
Routes with the largest timezone shifts cause the worst jetlag. From PEK, destinations in the 10+ hours shift category are the most challenging. The average recovery time across all PEK destinations is 2.1 days.
What timezone is Beijing in?
Beijing (PEK) is located in China. Check the timezone shift column above to see exact hour differences to each destination, which directly determines jetlag severity.
How to recover from jetlag when traveling from Beijing?
Recovery from jetlag when flying from Beijing depends on direction. For eastward flights, seek morning light at your destination and avoid evening light. For westward flights, get evening light exposure and stay up later. Average recovery across PEK routes is 2.1 days. Melatonin timing and strategic caffeine use can accelerate adaptation.