✈ FCO → JFK

8H 55M FROM ROME TO NEW YORK. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.

Flight time
8h 55m
Distance
4,266 mi
Or
6,866 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Rome to New York

From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Rome to New York?

A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to New York (JFK) 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

Rome timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1016 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1174 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 282 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.