New York, United States → London, United Kingdom
3,008 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from New York to London is 5,570 km (3,461 miles). London lies roughly northeast of New York; the initial great-circle bearing is 51° (NE). It is an international route from United States to United Kingdom, crossing from North America to Europe.
New York (Northeast, United States) sits at 40.7128°N, 74.0060°W; London (England, United Kingdom) is at 51.5074°N, 0.1278°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 51° (NE); 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 New York and London — 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 New York and London 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, London (Europe/London) is 4 or 5 hours ahead of New York (America/New_York), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
New York uses the US Dollar (USD), while London uses the Pound Sterling (GBP). 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 New York to London is approximately 5,570 km (3,461 miles, 3,008 nautical miles).
London lies roughly northeast of New York; the initial great-circle bearing is 51° (NE).
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 New York and London — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, London (Europe/London) is 4 or 5 hours ahead of New York (America/New_York), 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