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Houston (IAH) to Beijing (PEK) flights

There are direct flights from George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Air China and United Airlines. The distance is 11,556 km, about 14h 35m in the air. There are also 15 one-stop options, via airports such as Chicago, New York and Newark.

Live fares for IAH → PEKSee all routes on the map
11,556 kmdistance
~14h 35mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
15one-stop options

Direct flights from Houston to Beijing

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
IAH → PEKAir China, United Airlines11,556 km~14h 35m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
ORD ChicagoAmerican Airlines and Frontier Airlines then American Airlines and Air China12,053 km~17h 20m
JFK New YorkjetBlue then Air China and United Airlines13,256 km~18h 50m
EWR NewarkUnited Airlines then Air China and United Airlines13,218 km~18h 45m
YYZ TorontoAir Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and Air China12,621 km~18h 5m
LAX Los AngelesAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Air China and United Airlines12,252 km~17h 35m
ICN SeoulKorean Air then Air China and China Southern Airlines12,249 km~17h 35m
IAD WashingtonUnited Airlines then Air China and United Airlines13,026 km~18h 35m
NRT TokyoAll Nippon Airways and United Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines12,805 km~18h 15m
SFO San FranciscoCopa Airlines and United Airlines then Air China and United Airlines12,121 km~17h 25m
MEX Mexico CityAeromexico and Air China then Hainan Airlines13,668 km~19h 20m
SEA SeattleAlaska Airlines and United Airlines then American Airlines and China Southern Airlines11,693 km~16h 55m
BOS BostonjetBlue and United Airlines then Hainan Airlines13,384 km~19h

More from Houston and Beijing

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.