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EWR Newark ⇄ FRA Frankfurt

Newark Liberty International Airport (United States) and Frankfurt Main Airport (Germany): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance6,211 km3,859 mi3,354 nautical miles
EWR → FRA7 h 35 minestimated block time
FRA → EWR8 h 45 minestimated block time
Clock change+5 hFrankfurt vs Newark, today
Great-circle route from Newark (EWR) to Frankfurt (FRA)EWRNewarkFRAFrankfurt
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

EWR → FRA

7 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 50° (NE).

Leave Newark Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Frankfurt Sat 7 Nov, 23:35 local.

FRA → EWR

8 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 295° (WNW).

Leave Frankfurt Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Newark Sat 7 Nov, 12:45 local.

EWR-bound flights are the slower direction by about 70 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance6,211 km · 3,859 mi · 3,354 nmi
Initial heading50° (NE) from EWR; 295° (WNW) from FRA
Farthest from the equator54.3°N — the path arcs north of both airports
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip31% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

EWRAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
FRAEurope/Berlin — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceFrankfurt is 5 hours ahead of Newark today.

Jet lag, flying EWR → FRA. Your body clock has to move 5 hours earlier, like an eastward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 5 days to fully adjust. Shifting earlier (as here) is usually the harder direction; morning daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

EWR Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, United States · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m FRA Frankfurt Main AirportFrankfurt, Germany · longest runway 13,123 ft4,000 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKFRA New York – Frankfurt 6,189 km3,846 mi · 7 h 35 min

More routes from EWR and FRA

EWRORD Newark – Chicago 1,154 km717 mi · 2 h 30 min EWRDEN Newark – Denver 2,576 km1,601 mi · 4 h 20 min EWRSFO Newark – San Francisco 4,118 km2,559 mi · 6 h 15 min EWRLIS Newark – Lisbon 5,434 km3,376 mi · 6 h 40 min EWRCDG Newark – Paris 5,857 km3,640 mi · 7 h 10 min SINEWR Singapore – Newark 15,337 km9,530 mi · 18 h 30 min FRABER Frankfurt – Berlin 431 km268 mi · 1 h 30 min FRADEL Frankfurt – Delhi 6,122 km3,804 mi · 7 h 25 min ATLFRA Atlanta – Frankfurt 7,409 km4,604 mi · 8 h 50 min IAHFRA Houston – Frankfurt 8,402 km5,221 mi · 9 h 55 min FRABKK Frankfurt – Bangkok 9,000 km5,593 mi · 10 h 35 min FRASIN Frankfurt – Singapore 10,280 km6,388 mi · 12 h 05 min

Routes of a similar length

IADCDG Washington – Paris 6,198 km3,851 mi · 7 h 30 min HNLHND Honolulu – Tokyo 6,191 km3,847 mi · 8 h 45 min JFKCPH New York – Copenhagen 6,189 km3,846 mi · 7 h 40 min SYDMNL Sydney – Manila 6,263 km3,892 mi · 8 h 20 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).