✈ MIA → LIS
8H 42M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Miami to Lisbon
From Miami International (MIA), USA North America → Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe
How long is the flight from Miami to Lisbon?
A nonstop flight from Miami (MIA) to Lisbon (LIS) takes about 8 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,149 miles (6,677 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 42m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,149 mi
6,677 km · great-circle
Avg speed
768 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Miami timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Lisbon timezone
UTC+1
Europe/Lisbon
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
Eastward — worse
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.