✈ JFK → YVR

5H 26M FROM NEW YORK TO VANCOUVER. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
5h 26m
Distance
2,442 mi
Or
3,930 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from New York to Vancouver

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  YVR (YVR), Canada North America

↔ Flying the other way? Vancouver → New York

How long is the flight from New York to Vancouver?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Vancouver (YVR) takes about 5 hours 26 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,442 miles (3,930 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 26m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,442 mi

3,930 km · great-circle

Avg speed

724 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Vancouver timezone

UTC-7

America/Vancouver

Time difference

-3h

3 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.1d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 582 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 672 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 161 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.