✈ LHR → JFK
7H 21M. LONDON TO NEW YORK. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from London to New York
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → London
How long is the flight from London to New York?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to New York (JFK) takes about 7 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,442 miles (5,540 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,442 mi
5,540 km · great-circle
Avg speed
754 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
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 London
Nearest destinations
- London → Manchester
- London → Paris
- London → Brussels
- London → Amsterdam
- London → Dublin
- London → Edinburgh
- London → Frankfurt
- London → Zurich
- London → Milan
- London → Munich
Long-haul from London
- London → Auckland
- London → Sydney
- London → Melbourne
- London → Bali (Denpasar)
- London → Santiago
- London → Buenos Aires
- London → Singapore
- London → Manila
- London → Kuala Lumpur
- London → Taipei
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
- Bangkok → New York
- Manila → New York
- Hong Kong → New York
- Johannesburg → New York