New York, United States → Mumbai, India
6,770 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from New York to Mumbai is 12,538 km (7,791 miles). Mumbai lies roughly northeast of New York; the initial great-circle bearing is 34° (NE). It is an international route from United States to India, crossing from North America to Asia.
New York (Northeast, United States) sits at 40.7128°N, 74.0060°W; Mumbai (West India, India) is at 19.0760°N, 72.8777°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 34° (NE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~16h 10min | 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 Mumbai — 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 Mumbai lies at approximately 62.1444°N, 19.7151°E — the position that is an equal 6,269 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Mumbai (Asia/Kolkata) is 9 hours 30 minutes or 10 hours 30 minutes 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 Mumbai uses the Indian Rupee (INR). The primary language changes from English in New York to Hindi / English in Mumbai.
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The straight-line distance from New York to Mumbai is approximately 12,538 km (7,791 miles, 6,770 nautical miles).
Mumbai lies roughly northeast of New York; the initial great-circle bearing is 34° (NE).
Estimated flight time is about 16h 10min (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 Mumbai — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Mumbai (Asia/Kolkata) is 9 hours 30 minutes or 10 hours 30 minutes 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