✈ JFK → VIE
8H 51M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from New York to Vienna
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Vienna International (VIE), Austria Europe
How long is the flight from New York to Vienna?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Vienna (VIE) takes about 8 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,228 miles (6,805 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 51m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,228 mi
6,805 km · great-circle
Avg speed
769 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Vienna timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Vienna
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.