Distance from New York City to Paris
New York City (United States) and Paris (France) are 5,837 km apart — that's 3,627 miles or 3,152 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 5,837 km · 3,627 mi · 3,152 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → Paris
- 54° (NE)
- Initial bearing Paris → New York City
- 292° (WNW)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 7 h 32 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-04:00 · Paris UTC+02:00 (+6 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 326 min — the sun rises later in New York 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
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 10:00 UTC / 00:05 UTC
- Paris
- 48.8534, 2.3488
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 04:34 UTC / 19:20 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.