✈ JFK → BRU

7H 45M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
7h 45m
Distance
3,657 mi
Or
5,885 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from New York to Brussels

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe

How long is the flight from New York to Brussels?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Brussels (BRU) takes about 7 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,657 miles (5,885 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

7h 45m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,657 mi

5,885 km · great-circle

Avg speed

759 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Brussels timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Brussels

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 871 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1006 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 241 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.