✈ BKK → JFK
17H 21M FROM BANGKOK TO NEW YORK. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Bangkok to New York
From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → Bangkok
How long is the flight from Bangkok to New York?
A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to New York (JFK) takes about 17 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,666 miles (13,947 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,666 mi
13,947 km · great-circle
Avg speed
804 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bangkok timezone
UTC+7
Asia/Bangkok
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-11h
11 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from Bangkok
Nearest destinations
- Bangkok → Kuala Lumpur
- Bangkok → Singapore
- Bangkok → Hong Kong
- Bangkok → Manila
- Bangkok → Taipei
- Bangkok → Shanghai
- Bangkok → Delhi
- Bangkok → Bali (Denpasar)
- Bangkok → Mumbai
- Bangkok → Beijing
Long-haul from Bangkok
- Bangkok → Santiago
- Bangkok → Buenos Aires
- Bangkok → São Paulo
- Bangkok → Rio de Janeiro
- Bangkok → Cancun
- Bangkok → Mexico City
- Bangkok → Miami
- Bangkok → Atlanta
- Bangkok → Dallas
- Bangkok → Chicago
More flights to North America
Flights to New York
Nearest origins
- Boston → New York
- Toronto → New York
- Chicago → New York
- Atlanta → New York
- Miami → New York
- Dallas → New York
- Cancun → New York
- Mexico City → New York
- Las Vegas → New York
- Seattle → New York
Long-haul to New York
- Melbourne → New York
- Bali (Denpasar) → New York
- Sydney → New York
- Singapore → New York
- Kuala Lumpur → New York
- Auckland → New York
- Manila → New York
- Hong Kong → New York
- Johannesburg → New York
- Cape Town → New York