Distance from London to New York City
The great-circle distance between London, United Kingdom and New York City, United States is 5,570 km (3,461 mi · 3,008 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 5,570 km · 3,461 mi · 3,008 nmi
- Initial bearing London → New York City
- 288° (WNW)
- Initial bearing New York City → London
- 51° (NE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 7 h 13 min
- Time zones
- London UTC+01:00 · New York City UTC-04:00 (-5 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 297 min — the sun rises earlier in London
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- London
- 51.5085, -0.1257
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 05:48 UTC / 17:59 UTC
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 10:45 UTC / 22:53 UTC
Open in the distance calculator Find the halfway point
Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.