✈ MEX → JFK

MEXICO CITY → NEW YORK IN 4H 45M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
4h 45m
Distance
2,091 mi
Or
3,365 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Mexico City to New York

From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Mexico City to New York?

A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to New York (JFK) takes about 4 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,091 miles (3,365 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 45m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,091 mi

3,365 km · great-circle

Avg speed

708 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

+2h

2 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~2d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 411 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 575 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 138 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.