Distance from New York City to Tokyo
New York City (United States) and Tokyo (Japan) are 10,849 km apart — that's 6,741 miles or 5,858 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 10,849 km · 6,741 mi · 5,858 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → Tokyo
- 333° (NNW)
- Initial bearing Tokyo → New York City
- 25° (NNE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 13 h 25 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-05:00 · Tokyo UTC+09:00 (+14 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 865 min — the sun rises later in New York City
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
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 UTC
- Tokyo
- 35.6895, 139.6917
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 21:10 UTC / 07:41 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.