Flight times around the world
How long it takes to fly nonstop between 248 popular city pairs on six continents, in both directions. For any other trip, use the flight time calculator: it knows 7,884 airports and every city on this site.
Times are typical gate-to-gate estimates. The return column is the flight back; it is often shorter or longer because of the jet stream. Times are not airline schedules, and a route listed here does not mean a nonstop flight operates on it.
From North America
| Route | Outbound | Return | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta to Cancun | 2h 40m | 2h 35m | 883 mi |
| Atlanta to Johannesburg | 16h 05m | 16h 35m | 8,439 mi |
| Atlanta to London | 8h 30m | 9h 40m | 4,201 mi |
| Atlanta to Paris | 8h 45m | 10h 00m | 4,384 mi |
| Boston to Dublin | 6h 20m | 7h 15m | 2,984 mi |
| Boston to London | 6h 50m | 7h 50m | 3,256 mi |
| Calgary to London | 8h 55m | 9h 40m | 4,359 mi |
| Chicago to Cancun | 3h 45m | 3h 45m | 1,448 mi |
| Chicago to Delhi | 14h 10m | 14h 55m | 7,470 mi |
| Chicago to Denver | 2h 50m | 2h 30m | 886 mi |
| Chicago to Dublin | 7h 30m | 8h 40m | 3,663 mi |
| Chicago to London | 8h 00m | 9h 10m | 3,942 mi |
| Chicago to Orlando | 2h 50m | 2h 55m | 1,007 mi |
| Chicago to Tokyo | 13h 10m | 12h 05m | 6,291 mi |
| Dallas to London | 9h 25m | 10h 40m | 4,739 mi |
| Dallas to Sydney | 16h 50m | 16h 20m | 8,580 mi |
| Dallas to Tokyo | 13h 45m | 12h 05m | 6,448 mi |
| Denver to Honolulu | 8h 00m | 7h 00m | 3,360 mi |
| Honolulu to Auckland | 9h 25m | 9h 15m | 4,405 mi |
| Honolulu to Sydney | 10h 40m | 10h 25m | 5,077 mi |
| Houston to London | 9h 30m | 10h 50m | 4,824 mi |
| Houston to Mexico City | 2h 25m | 2h 20m | 765 mi |
| Los Angeles to Anchorage | 5h 45m | 5h 15m | 2,343 mi |
| Los Angeles to Auckland | 13h 10m | 12h 50m | 6,516 mi |
| Los Angeles to Boston | 5h 40m | 6h 30m | 2,605 mi |
| Los Angeles to Cancun | 4h 45m | 5h 25m | 2,117 mi |
| Los Angeles to Chicago | 4h 05m | 4h 40m | 1,741 mi |
| Los Angeles to Delhi | 16h 00m | 15h 00m | 8,000 mi |
| Los Angeles to Denver | 2h 25m | 2h 45m | 861 mi |
| Los Angeles to Dubai | 15h 45m | 16h 30m | 8,326 mi |
| Los Angeles to Fiji | 11h 30m | 11h 10m | 5,525 mi |
| Los Angeles to Frankfurt | 11h 20m | 12h 15m | 5,792 mi |
| Los Angeles to Hong Kong | 15h 10m | 13h 20m | 7,248 mi |
| Los Angeles to Honolulu | 6h 25m | 5h 35m | 2,553 mi |
| Los Angeles to Las Vegas | 1h 15m | 1h 20m | 236 mi |
| Los Angeles to Lima | 8h 50m | 9h 05m | 4,176 mi |
| Los Angeles to London | 10h 45m | 11h 40m | 5,443 mi |
| Los Angeles to Manila | 15h 15m | 13h 25m | 7,295 mi |
| Los Angeles to Melbourne | 15h 35m | 15h 10m | 7,927 mi |
| Los Angeles to Mexico City | 3h 45m | 4h 10m | 1,553 mi |
| Los Angeles to Miami | 5h 10m | 5h 55m | 2,338 mi |
| Los Angeles to Paris | 11h 05m | 12h 05m | 5,656 mi |
| Los Angeles to San Francisco | 1h 30m | 1h 25m | 338 mi |
| Los Angeles to Seattle | 2h 50m | 2h 45m | 955 mi |
| Los Angeles to Seoul | 12h 55m | 11h 20m | 5,981 mi |
| Los Angeles to Shanghai | 13h 50m | 12h 10m | 6,472 mi |
| Los Angeles to Singapore | 18h 05m | 15h 55m | 8,762 mi |
| Los Angeles to Sydney | 14h 50m | 14h 20m | 7,494 mi |
| Los Angeles to Tahiti | 8h 55m | 8h 45m | 4,108 mi |
| Los Angeles to Taipei | 14h 25m | 12h 35m | 6,787 mi |
| Los Angeles to Tokyo | 12h 05m | 10h 30m | 5,476 mi |
| Los Angeles to Vancouver | 3h 05m | 3h 00m | 1,082 mi |
| Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. | 5h 05m | 5h 50m | 2,283 mi |
| Mexico City to Bogotá | 4h 40m | 4h 50m | 1,963 mi |
| Mexico City to Cancun | 2h 20m | 2h 30m | 798 mi |
| Miami to Bogotá | 3h 50m | 3h 55m | 1,513 mi |
| Miami to Buenos Aires | 9h 20m | 9h 25m | 4,424 mi |
| Miami to Lima | 6h 05m | 6h 05m | 2,622 mi |
| Miami to London | 8h 50m | 10h 05m | 4,417 mi |
| Miami to Madrid | 8h 45m | 10h 05m | 4,416 mi |
| Miami to Panama City | 3h 10m | 3h 10m | 1,157 mi |
| Miami to São Paulo | 8h 40m | 8h 50m | 4,085 mi |
| Montreal to Paris | 7h 05m | 8h 10m | 3,432 mi |
| New York to Amsterdam | 7h 30m | 8h 35m | 3,633 mi |
| New York to Athens | 9h 35m | 11h 00m | 4,929 mi |
| New York to Atlanta | 2h 30m | 2h 15m | 759 mi |
| New York to Barcelona | 7h 45m | 8h 55m | 3,822 mi |
| New York to Bogotá | 5h 50m | 5h 45m | 2,483 mi |
| New York to Buenos Aires | 10h 55m | 11h 00m | 5,303 mi |
| New York to Cancun | 4h 10m | 3h 50m | 1,557 mi |
| New York to Casablanca | 7h 20m | 8h 30m | 3,601 mi |
| New York to Chicago | 2h 30m | 2h 10m | 738 mi |
| New York to Delhi | 13h 45m | 14h 45m | 7,304 mi |
| New York to Doha | 12h 30m | 14h 05m | 6,693 mi |
| New York to Dubai | 12h 45m | 14h 20m | 6,836 mi |
| New York to Dublin | 6h 40m | 7h 40m | 3,171 mi |
| New York to Frankfurt | 7h 50m | 9h 00m | 3,845 mi |
| New York to Hong Kong | 15h 55m | 15h 20m | 8,059 mi |
| New York to Honolulu | 11h 10m | 9h 45m | 4,975 mi |
| New York to Istanbul | 9h 45m | 11h 10m | 4,988 mi |
| New York to Johannesburg | 15h 15m | 15h 40m | 7,973 mi |
| New York to Lagos | 10h 10m | 11h 35m | 5,247 mi |
| New York to Las Vegas | 5h 45m | 5h 00m | 2,243 mi |
| New York to Lisbon | 6h 55m | 8h 00m | 3,358 mi |
| New York to London | 7h 10m | 8h 10m | 3,442 mi |
| New York to Los Angeles | 6h 15m | 5h 25m | 2,469 mi |
| New York to Madrid | 7h 20m | 8h 30m | 3,580 mi |
| New York to Mexico City | 5h 20m | 4h 50m | 2,091 mi |
| New York to Miami | 3h 05m | 3h 00m | 1,092 mi |
| New York to Orlando | 2h 50m | 2h 40m | 945 mi |
| New York to Paris | 7h 25m | 8h 35m | 3,625 mi |
| New York to Punta Cana | 3h 55m | 4h 00m | 1,559 mi |
| New York to Reykjavik | 5h 45m | 6h 25m | 2,587 mi |
| New York to Rome | 8h 30m | 9h 50m | 4,267 mi |
| New York to San Francisco | 6h 25m | 5h 35m | 2,580 mi |
| New York to San Juan | 4h 00m | 4h 10m | 1,602 mi |
| New York to Seoul | 14h 05m | 13h 10m | 6,890 mi |
| New York to Singapore | 18h 15m | 18h 25m | 9,532 mi |
| New York to São Paulo | 9h 55m | 10h 05m | 4,762 mi |
| New York to Tel Aviv | 10h 50m | 12h 20m | 5,665 mi |
| New York to Tokyo | 13h 55m | 12h 55m | 6,758 mi |
| New York to Toronto | 1h 35m | 1h 30m | 366 mi |
| Phoenix to Honolulu | 7h 10m | 6h 10m | 2,913 mi |
| San Francisco to Bangalore | 17h 20m | 16h 15m | 8,692 mi |
| San Francisco to Dublin | 10h 10m | 11h 05m | 5,085 mi |
| San Francisco to Honolulu | 6h 00m | 5h 20m | 2,396 mi |
| San Francisco to London | 10h 35m | 11h 30m | 5,354 mi |
| San Francisco to Seoul | 12h 20m | 10h 50m | 5,645 mi |
| San Francisco to Singapore | 17h 25m | 15h 25m | 8,439 mi |
| San Francisco to Sydney | 14h 40m | 14h 15m | 7,425 mi |
| San Francisco to Tokyo | 11h 30m | 10h 00m | 5,149 mi |
| Seattle to Anchorage | 3h 55m | 3h 35m | 1,445 mi |
| Seattle to Honolulu | 6h 35m | 5h 50m | 2,677 mi |
| Seattle to Tokyo | 10h 45m | 9h 25m | 4,792 mi |
| Toronto to Cancun | 4h 10m | 4h 00m | 1,619 mi |
| Toronto to Delhi | 13h 40m | 14h 35m | 7,232 mi |
| Toronto to London | 7h 20m | 8h 25m | 3,546 mi |
| Toronto to Tokyo | 13h 20m | 12h 20m | 6,429 mi |
| Toronto to Vancouver | 5h 25m | 4h 40m | 2,079 mi |
| Vancouver to London | 9h 30m | 10h 20m | 4,709 mi |
| Vancouver to Sydney | 15h 15m | 14h 55m | 7,768 mi |
| Vancouver to Tokyo | 10h 35m | 9h 20m | 4,697 mi |
| Washington, D.C. to Addis Ababa | 13h 10m | 15h 00m | 7,185 mi |
| Washington, D.C. to London | 7h 30m | 8h 40m | 3,667 mi |
From Europe
| Route | Outbound | Return | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam to Bangkok | 10h 55m | 12h 20m | 5,721 mi |
| Amsterdam to Singapore | 12h 15m | 13h 40m | 6,533 mi |
| Frankfurt to Beijing | 9h 30m | 10h 45m | 4,840 mi |
| Frankfurt to Delhi | 7h 45m | 8h 50m | 3,804 mi |
| Frankfurt to Singapore | 12h 00m | 13h 30m | 6,388 mi |
| Frankfurt to Tokyo | 11h 20m | 12h 15m | 5,818 mi |
| Istanbul to Dubai | 4h 20m | 4h 55m | 1,882 mi |
| Istanbul to Johannesburg | 9h 50m | 9h 50m | 4,658 mi |
| London to Amsterdam | 1h 15m | 1h 20m | 230 mi |
| London to Athens | 3h 40m | 4h 05m | 1,508 mi |
| London to Bangkok | 11h 15m | 12h 45m | 5,951 mi |
| London to Barcelona | 2h 15m | 2h 15m | 713 mi |
| London to Beijing | 10h 05m | 11h 00m | 5,066 mi |
| London to Bogotá | 11h 35m | 10h 20m | 5,265 mi |
| London to Cairo | 4h 55m | 5h 30m | 2,195 mi |
| London to Cancun | 11h 05m | 9h 45m | 4,941 mi |
| London to Cape Town | 12h 05m | 12h 10m | 6,015 mi |
| London to Copenhagen | 2h 00m | 2h 10m | 609 mi |
| London to Delhi | 8h 20m | 9h 30m | 4,183 mi |
| London to Doha | 6h 50m | 7h 40m | 3,258 mi |
| London to Dubai | 7h 05m | 8h 00m | 3,416 mi |
| London to Dublin | 1h 25m | 1h 20m | 279 mi |
| London to Hong Kong | 11h 20m | 12h 45m | 5,984 mi |
| London to Istanbul | 3h 45m | 4h 15m | 1,546 mi |
| London to Johannesburg | 11h 25m | 11h 35m | 5,639 mi |
| London to Lagos | 6h 55m | 7h 00m | 3,109 mi |
| London to Lisbon | 2h 55m | 2h 45m | 972 mi |
| London to Madrid | 2h 25m | 2h 20m | 773 mi |
| London to Mumbai | 8h 55m | 10h 05m | 4,482 mi |
| London to Munich | 1h 55m | 2h 05m | 585 mi |
| London to Nairobi | 8h 40m | 9h 25m | 4,251 mi |
| London to Paris | 1h 10m | 1h 15m | 216 mi |
| London to Perth | 16h 45m | 17h 55m | 9,015 mi |
| London to Reykjavik | 3h 20m | 3h 05m | 1,177 mi |
| London to Rome | 2h 30m | 2h 45m | 897 mi |
| London to Singapore | 12h 35m | 14h 05m | 6,763 mi |
| London to Sydney | 19h 10m | 21h 15m | 10,576 mi |
| London to São Paulo | 12h 15m | 11h 40m | 5,878 mi |
| London to Tel Aviv | 5h 00m | 5h 35m | 2,230 mi |
| London to Tokyo | 11h 35m | 12h 30m | 5,960 mi |
| London to Zurich | 1h 45m | 1h 55m | 490 mi |
| Madrid to Bogotá | 11h 10m | 9h 50m | 4,990 mi |
| Madrid to Buenos Aires | 12h 40m | 12h 25m | 6,268 mi |
| Madrid to Lima | 12h 25m | 11h 35m | 5,920 mi |
| Madrid to Mexico City | 12h 25m | 10h 50m | 5,633 mi |
| Paris to Casablanca | 3h 20m | 3h 10m | 1,200 mi |
| Paris to Dubai | 6h 50m | 7h 45m | 3,255 mi |
| Paris to Istanbul | 3h 25m | 3h 50m | 1,375 mi |
| Paris to Madrid | 2h 15m | 2h 05m | 660 mi |
| Paris to Rome | 2h 05m | 2h 20m | 684 mi |
| Paris to Singapore | 12h 25m | 14h 00m | 6,664 mi |
| Paris to São Paulo | 12h 00m | 11h 45m | 5,844 mi |
| Paris to Tokyo | 11h 45m | 12h 40m | 6,032 mi |
| Rome to Athens | 2h 05m | 2h 20m | 675 mi |
From Asia and the Middle East
| Route | Outbound | Return | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok to Delhi | 4h 40m | 4h 20m | 1,832 mi |
| Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City | 1h 40m | 1h 45m | 445 mi |
| Bangkok to Sydney | 9h 40m | 10h 00m | 4,669 mi |
| Beijing to Shanghai | 2h 10m | 2h 15m | 683 mi |
| Delhi to Bangalore | 3h 00m | 3h 00m | 1,063 mi |
| Delhi to Mumbai | 2h 15m | 2h 15m | 707 mi |
| Doha to Bangkok | 7h 00m | 7h 40m | 3,280 mi |
| Doha to Manila | 9h 10m | 10h 00m | 4,525 mi |
| Doha to Sydney | 14h 40m | 15h 10m | 7,689 mi |
| Dubai to Bangkok | 6h 35m | 7h 10m | 3,047 mi |
| Dubai to Cairo | 4h 10m | 3h 35m | 1,501 mi |
| Dubai to Delhi | 3h 20m | 3h 50m | 1,357 mi |
| Dubai to Johannesburg | 8h 40m | 8h 30m | 3,985 mi |
| Dubai to Kuala Lumpur | 7h 20m | 7h 55m | 3,448 mi |
| Dubai to Manila | 8h 45m | 9h 35m | 4,291 mi |
| Dubai to Mumbai | 3h 10m | 3h 25m | 1,197 mi |
| Dubai to Singapore | 7h 50m | 8h 05m | 3,633 mi |
| Dubai to Sydney | 14h 20m | 14h 50m | 7,484 mi |
| Dubai to Tokyo | 9h 35m | 11h 05m | 4,930 mi |
| Hong Kong to Bangkok | 3h 05m | 2h 50m | 1,050 mi |
| Hong Kong to Sydney | 9h 35m | 9h 50m | 4,594 mi |
| Hong Kong to Taipei | 1h 45m | 1h 55m | 501 mi |
| Mumbai to Bangalore | 1h 50m | 1h 55m | 518 mi |
| Seoul to Bangkok | 5h 40m | 5h 10m | 2,280 mi |
| Seoul to Sydney | 10h 40m | 10h 45m | 5,184 mi |
| Shanghai to Hong Kong | 2h 30m | 2h 20m | 780 mi |
| Singapore to Auckland | 10h 25m | 11h 15m | 5,225 mi |
| Singapore to Bali | 2h 55m | 3h 00m | 1,039 mi |
| Singapore to Bangkok | 2h 35m | 2h 35m | 880 mi |
| Singapore to Delhi | 6h 10m | 5h 50m | 2,585 mi |
| Singapore to Hong Kong | 4h 00m | 4h 05m | 1,594 mi |
| Singapore to Jakarta | 1h 55m | 1h 55m | 548 mi |
| Singapore to Kuala Lumpur | 1h 10m | 1h 10m | 185 mi |
| Singapore to Manila | 3h 45m | 3h 50m | 1,476 mi |
| Singapore to Melbourne | 7h 55m | 8h 25m | 3,749 mi |
| Singapore to Perth | 5h 35m | 5h 45m | 2,430 mi |
| Singapore to Sydney | 8h 10m | 8h 45m | 3,911 mi |
| Singapore to Tokyo | 7h 05m | 7h 35m | 3,293 mi |
| Tokyo to Bangkok | 7h 00m | 6h 10m | 2,852 mi |
| Tokyo to Beijing | 3h 40m | 3h 15m | 1,300 mi |
| Tokyo to Hong Kong | 4h 45m | 4h 15m | 1,804 mi |
| Tokyo to Honolulu | 7h 45m | 9h 00m | 3,848 mi |
| Tokyo to Manila | 4h 50m | 4h 25m | 1,862 mi |
| Tokyo to Seoul | 2h 30m | 2h 15m | 751 mi |
| Tokyo to Shanghai | 3h 15m | 2h 50m | 1,079 mi |
| Tokyo to Sydney | 10h 10m | 10h 10m | 4,858 mi |
| Tokyo to Taipei | 3h 45m | 3h 20m | 1,318 mi |
From Australia and the Pacific
| Route | Outbound | Return | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland to Fiji | 3h 30m | 3h 35m | 1,340 mi |
| Auckland to Tahiti | 5h 35m | 6h 15m | 2,543 mi |
| Melbourne to Auckland | 3h 50m | 4h 30m | 1,639 mi |
| Melbourne to Bali | 6h 30m | 6h 05m | 2,723 mi |
| Perth to Bali | 4h 05m | 4h 05m | 1,603 mi |
| Sydney to Auckland | 3h 20m | 3h 50m | 1,342 mi |
| Sydney to Bali | 6h 45m | 6h 20m | 2,872 mi |
| Sydney to Brisbane | 1h 45m | 1h 45m | 468 mi |
| Sydney to Fiji | 4h 30m | 5h 05m | 1,970 mi |
| Sydney to Melbourne | 1h 45m | 1h 40m | 438 mi |
| Sydney to Perth | 5h 20m | 4h 35m | 2,036 mi |
From Latin America
| Route | Outbound | Return | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá to Lima | 3h 15m | 3h 10m | 1,173 mi |
| Bogotá to Panama City | 1h 45m | 1h 45m | 469 mi |
| Buenos Aires to Santiago | 2h 25m | 2h 10m | 707 mi |
| São Paulo to Buenos Aires | 3h 10m | 2h 50m | 1,070 mi |
| São Paulo to Johannesburg | 9h 05m | 10h 30m | 4,622 mi |
| São Paulo to Lima | 5h 25m | 5h 00m | 2,159 mi |
| São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro | 1h 10m | 1h 15m | 209 mi |
| São Paulo to Santiago | 4h 25m | 3h 50m | 1,624 mi |
From Africa
| Route | Outbound | Return | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg to Cape Town | 2h 30m | 2h 20m | 790 mi |
| Johannesburg to Nairobi | 4h 25m | 4h 30m | 1,809 mi |
| Lagos to Johannesburg | 6h 20m | 6h 30m | 2,811 mi |
| Nairobi to Dubai | 5h 15m | 5h 20m | 2,212 mi |
Questions people ask
How long does it take to fly around the world?
Flying nonstop between the farthest-apart major cities, such as New York and Singapore or Sydney and London, takes 18 to 22 hours. Most long trips across the world take a day or more door to door with a connection.
Why is the flight back a different length?
High-altitude winds, led by the jet stream, mostly blow from west to east. Eastbound flights get a tailwind and arrive sooner; westbound flights fight a headwind. Across the Atlantic the difference is often about an hour.
How accurate are these flight times?
They are estimates from distance, typical cruising speed, average winds and taxi time, and are usually within about 5%% of airline timetables. They are not schedules; check your airline for the time on your ticket.
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Last updated October 21, 2026.