✈ PRG → JFK

8H 33M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight time
8h 33m
Distance
4,071 mi
Or
6,551 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Prague to New York

From Václav Havel (PRG), Czechia Europe  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Prague to New York?

A nonstop flight from Prague (PRG) to New York (JFK) takes about 8 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,071 miles (6,551 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

8h 33m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,071 mi

6,551 km · great-circle

Avg speed

766 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Prague timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Prague

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 970 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1120 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 269 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.