✈ YVR → JFK

VANCOUVER → NEW YORK IN 5H 26M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
5h 26m
Distance
2,442 mi
Or
3,930 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Vancouver to New York

From YVR (YVR), Canada North America  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Vancouver to New York?

A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to New York (JFK) takes about 5 hours 26 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,442 miles (3,930 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 26m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,442 mi

3,930 km · great-circle

Avg speed

724 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Vancouver timezone

UTC-7

America/Vancouver

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

+3h

3 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~3d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 582 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 672 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 161 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.