Munich to Beijing flight path: MUC to PEK

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Munich to Beijing. The left side tracks the north-facing arc of the great circle route across Siberia and Mongolia, offering glimpses of the West Siberian Plain, the Mongolian steppe, and possibly the Lake Baikal region, then finishes with a mountainous approach into Beijing. The right side's main highlight is the Alps at takeoff, but the remainder of the route over Kazakh and Mongolian plains is comparatively featureless.

During takeoff from Munich (MUC), sit on the Right side for the best views. MUC departures heading northeast climb out with the Bavarian Alps rising along the southern horizon, visible on the right side of the aircraft as it gains altitude over the flat Munich plain. This is one of the few reliably dramatic moments in an otherwise land-locked, flat departure. Notable sights include: Bavarian Alps skyline (Zugspitze area), Starnberger See and Ammersee lakes, Munich's southern suburbs and farmland.

When landing at Capital (PEK), sit on the Left side for the best views. Arriving into PEK from the northwest, the left side shows the rugged Yan Mountains and their forested ridgelines, including terrain near the Great Wall, just before the aircraft descends into the flat North China Plain surrounding the airport. This gives a brief but genuine mountain backdrop that the opposite side, facing the featureless plain, lacks. Notable sights include: Yan Mountains ridgelines, Great Wall's mountainous corridor near Badaling, North China Plain, Chaobai River floodplain.

The flight from Munich (MUC) to Capital (PEK) takes about 9 hours 40 minutes. The shortest flight path between them is 4,798 miles (7,722 km); winds and air traffic control usually add a few percent.

West Siberian Plain and Ob River basin, southern Ural foothills, Mongolian steppe, and the margins of the Gobi Desert, with the flight path passing near the Lake Baikal region before descending toward Inner Mongolia and Beijing.