Kingston, Jamaica → Miami, United States
502 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Kingston to Miami is 929 km (577 miles). Miami lies roughly north-northwest of Kingston; the initial great-circle bearing is 339° (NNW). It is an international route from Jamaica to United States.
Kingston (Surrey, Jamaica) sits at 18.0179°N, 76.8099°W; Miami (South, United States) is at 25.7617°N, 80.1918°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 339° (NNW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 40min | 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 Kingston and Miami — 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 Kingston and Miami lies at approximately 21.8984°N, 78.4549°W — the position that is an equal 465 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Miami (America/New_York) is on the same time as or 1 hour ahead of Kingston (America/Jamaica), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Kingston to Miami is approximately 929 km (577 miles, 502 nautical miles).
Miami lies roughly north-northwest of Kingston; the initial great-circle bearing is 339° (NNW).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 40min (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 Kingston and Miami — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Miami (America/New_York) is on the same time as or 1 hour ahead of Kingston (America/Jamaica), 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