✈ JFK → FCO
8H 55M FROM NEW YORK TO ROME. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
Flight from New York to Rome
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Rome → New York
How long is the flight from New York to Rome?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Rome (FCO) takes about 8 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,266 miles (6,866 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 55m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,266 mi
6,866 km · great-circle
Avg speed
769 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.
Flights from New York
Nearest destinations
- New York → 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
Long-haul from New York
- 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
More flights to Europe
Flights to Rome
Nearest origins
- Milan → Rome
- Zurich → Rome
- Munich → Rome
- Vienna → Rome
- Budapest → Rome
- Barcelona → Rome
- Prague → Rome
- Frankfurt → Rome
- Athens → Rome
- Paris → Rome
Long-haul to Rome
- Auckland → Rome
- Sydney → Rome
- Melbourne → Rome
- Santiago → Rome
- Bali (Denpasar) → Rome
- Buenos Aires → Rome
- Manila → Rome
- Mexico City → Rome
- Los Angeles → Rome
- San Francisco → Rome