Distance from Berlin to New York City

Flying the shortest possible route, New York City lies 6,385 km (3,967 miles, 3,448 nautical miles) from Berlin — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
6,385 km · 3,967 mi · 3,448 nmi
Initial bearing Berlin → New York City
296° (WNW)
Initial bearing New York City → Berlin
46° (NE)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 8 h 10 min
Time zones
Berlin UTC+02:00 · New York City UTC-04:00 (-6 h)
Sunrise gap today
383 min — the sun rises earlier in Berlin

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
Berlin
52.5244, 13.4105
Sunrise / sunset today
03:38 UTC / 18:48 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.