✈ JFK → BOS
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Flight from New York to Boston
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Logan (BOS), USA North America
How long is the flight from New York to Boston?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Boston (BOS) takes about 1 hour, covering a great-circle distance of 186 miles (300 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
186 mi
300 km · great-circle
Avg speed
300 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
✈ Flight 47 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 51 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 12 kg CO₂
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.