✈ JFK → BER

8H 21M FROM NEW YORK TO BERLIN. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.

Flight time
8h 21m
Distance
3,971 mi
Or
6,390 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from New York to Berlin

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Brandenburg (BER), Germany Europe

How long is the flight from New York to Berlin?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Berlin (BER) takes about 8 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,971 miles (6,390 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

8h 21m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,971 mi

6,390 km · great-circle

Avg speed

765 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Berlin timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Berlin

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 946 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1093 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 262 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.