Distance from Moscow to New York City
The great-circle distance between Moscow, Russia and New York City, United States is 7,510 km (4,667 mi · 4,055 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 7,510 km · 4,667 mi · 4,055 nmi
- Initial bearing Moscow → New York City
- 310° (NW)
- Initial bearing New York City → Moscow
- 34° (NE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 9 h 30 min
- Time zones
- Moscow UTC+03:00 · New York City UTC-05:00 (-8 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 405 min — the sun rises earlier in Moscow
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
- Moscow
- 55.7520, 37.6178
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 04:50 UTC / 13:38 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.