Route · PEK → NRT
Flights from Beijing to Tokyo
Beijing Capital to Tokyo Narita is one of the busiest short-haul international corridors in Northeast Asia, covering roughly 2,135 kilometres with a typical block time just under three hours, meaning most flights still qualify as narrowbody work. Air China and All Nippon Airways dominate frequencies under their Star Alliance partnership, commonly deploying Boeing 737s and Airbus A320-family jets, while China Southern and Delta round out the schedule with occasional widebody rotations during peak periods. A practical note worth remembering: Narita sits about 60 kilometres from central Tokyo, so factor in at least 90 minutes of airport transit via the Narita Express or Limousine Bus on top of your flight time, and note the one-hour time difference — Beijing is UTC+8, Tokyo UTC+9 — which makes eastbound arrivals feel tighter than they look on paper. Fares tend to soften in late January and February outside of Chinese New Year, and midweek departures often yield better availability on the business-class cabins operated by Air China and ANA.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Beijing (PEK) → Tokyo (NRT). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Beijing–Tokyo 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 Beijing to Tokyo
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Beijing to Tokyo — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
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 PEK and… NRT, 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.