Distance from Mexico City to New York City
Mexico City (Mexico) and New York City (United States) are 3,359 km apart — that's 2,087 miles or 1,814 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 3,359 km · 2,087 mi · 1,814 nmi
- Initial bearing Mexico City → New York City
- 40° (NE)
- Initial bearing New York City → Mexico City
- 233° (SW)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 4 h 37 min
- Time zones
- Mexico City UTC-06:00 · New York City UTC-04:00 (+2 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 136 min — the sun rises later in Mexico City
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
- Mexico City
- 19.4285, -99.1277
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 12:16 UTC / 01:10 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.