✈ BRU → JFK

7H 45M FROM BRUSSELS TO NEW YORK. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.

Flight time
7h 45m
Distance
3,657 mi
Or
5,885 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Brussels to New York

From Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Brussels to New York?

A nonstop flight from Brussels (BRU) to New York (JFK) takes about 7 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,657 miles (5,885 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

7h 45m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,657 mi

5,885 km · great-circle

Avg speed

759 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Brussels timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Brussels

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 871 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1006 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 241 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.