Dakar, Senegal → New York, United States
3,318 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Dakar to New York is 6,144 km (3,818 miles). New York lies roughly northwest of Dakar; the initial great-circle bearing is 310° (NW). It is an international route from Senegal to United States, crossing from Africa to North America.
Dakar (Dakar, Senegal) sits at 14.7167°N, 17.4677°W; New York (Northeast, United States) is at 40.7128°N, 74.0060°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 310° (NW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~8h 11min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Dakar and New York — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Dakar and New York lies at approximately 30.7618°N, 42.0058°W — the position that is an equal 3,072 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, New York (America/New_York) is 4 or 5 hours behind Dakar (Africa/Dakar), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Dakar to New York is approximately 6,144 km (3,818 miles, 3,318 nautical miles).
New York lies roughly northwest of Dakar; the initial great-circle bearing is 310° (NW).
Estimated flight time is about 8h 11min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no continuous road connection between Dakar and New York — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, New York (America/New_York) is 4 or 5 hours behind Dakar (Africa/Dakar), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances