Distance from London to New York City
London (United Kingdom) and New York City (United States) are 5,570 km apart — that's 3,461 miles or 3,008 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
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+00:00 · New York City UTC-05:00 (-5 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 269 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
- 07:07 UTC / 16:23 UTC
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.