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Flights from Tokyo to Beijing

The roughly 2,135-kilometre hop between Tokyo Narita and Beijing Capital is one of the busiest short-haul international corridors in Northeast Asia, typically completing in just under three hours block time and sitting firmly in narrowbody-or-small-widebody territory — Air China and All Nippon Airways lean on Boeing 737s and 787s respectively, while China Southern often rotates Airbus A320-family jets depending on demand. Operationally, worth noting that Narita sits about 60–80 minutes from central Tokyo by train or bus, so factor that transit time into any tight connection; Beijing Capital's international arrivals feed through Terminal 3, where immigration queues can stretch considerably during peak travel windows. Fares and seat availability tend to loosen noticeably in the shoulder periods of late January through February and again in early November, while premium-cabin redemptions on this route often offer reasonable value given the short haul and the number of carriers competing for corporate traffic.

NRT
Tokyo
Narita International AirportJapan
2,135 km
PEK
Beijing
Beijing Capital International AirportChina
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2,135 km
Distance
2h 57m
Flight time
4
Carriers tracked
NRT → PEK
Route

Cheapest dates to fly

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Airlines on this route

4 carriers

The 4 carriers we currently track on the Tokyo–Beijing route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.

Flights from Tokyo to Beijing

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Airport guides

Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at NRT and… PEK, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.