Distance from Barcelona to New York City
Barcelona (Spain) and New York City (United States) are 6,165 km apart — that's 3,831 miles or 3,329 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 6,165 km · 3,831 mi · 3,329 nmi
- Initial bearing Barcelona → New York City
- 297° (WNW)
- Initial bearing New York City → Barcelona
- 62° (ENE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 7 h 55 min
- Time zones
- Barcelona UTC+02:00 · New York City UTC-04:00 (-6 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 306 min — the sun rises earlier in Barcelona
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Barcelona
- 41.3888, 2.1590
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 04:54 UTC / 19:02 UTC
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 10:00 UTC / 00:05 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.