✈ JFK → BOS

1H HOP. YOU'LL SPEND MORE TIME AT SECURITY.

Flight time
1h
Distance
186 mi
Or
300 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from New York to Boston

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Logan (BOS), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Boston → New York

How long is the flight from New York to Boston?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Boston (BOS) takes about 1 hour, covering a great-circle distance of 186 miles (300 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

1h

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

186 mi

300 km · great-circle

Avg speed

300 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Boston timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 47 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 51 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 12 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.