Distance from Beijing to Dubai
🇨🇳 Beijing, China → 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The distance between Beijing and Dubai is 5,842 kilometres (3,630 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), the initial heading is roughly west (273°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 7h 48m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Travelling the other way, from Dubai to Beijing, covers the same 5,842 km; the return flight leaves on an initial heading of roughly northeast (58°). Dubai (UTC+4) is 4h behind Beijing (UTC+8).
Beijing
China
China's capital and political and cultural heart, home to imperial palaces and modern megaprojects. One of the world's oldest cities with over 3,000 years of history.
Top sights: Forbidden City, Great Wall at Badaling, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
A futuristic desert metropolis and global aviation crossroads, Dubai is famed for record-breaking architecture, luxury shopping and engineered islands.
Top sights: Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Mall, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina, Gold Souk
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Dubai from Beijing?
- 5,842 km (3,630 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Beijing to Dubai?
- About 7h 48m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Dubai from Beijing?
- Dubai lies roughly to the west of Beijing (initial bearing 273°).
- How far is Beijing from Dubai?
- The same 5,842 km (3,630 miles) — great-circle distance does not depend on direction.
- What is the time difference between Beijing and Dubai?
- Dubai (UTC+4) is 4h behind Beijing (UTC+8).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Beijing: Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). Dubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB).
More distances from Beijing
See the country profiles for China and United Arab Emirates, or open the Asia distance calculator.