London, United Kingdom → New York, United States
3,008 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from London to New York is 5,570 km (3,461 miles). New York lies roughly west-northwest of London; the initial great-circle bearing is 288° (WNW). It is an international route from United Kingdom to United States, crossing from Europe to North America.
London (England, United Kingdom) sits at 51.5074°N, 0.1278°W; New York (Northeast, United States) is at 40.7128°N, 74.0060°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 288° (WNW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~7h 28min | 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 London 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 London and New York lies at approximately 52.3684°N, 41.2903°W — the position that is an equal 2,785 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 London (Europe/London), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
London uses the Pound Sterling (GBP), while New York uses the US Dollar (USD). Both share English as a primary language.
This is the world's busiest international air corridor. Over 4 million passengers fly this route annually. The fastest ever crossing was a British Airways Concorde in 2h52min in 1996.
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The straight-line distance from London to New York is approximately 5,570 km (3,461 miles, 3,008 nautical miles).
New York lies roughly west-northwest of London; the initial great-circle bearing is 288° (WNW).
Estimated flight time is about 7h 28min (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 London 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 London (Europe/London), 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