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EWR Newark ⇄ LHR London

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

Distance5,562 km3,456 mi3,003 nautical miles
EWR → LHR6 h 55 minestimated block time
LHR → EWR7 h 55 minestimated block time
Clock change+4 hLondon vs Newark, today
Great-circle route from Newark (EWR) to London (LHR)EWRNewarkLHRLondon
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 → LHR

6 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 51° (NE).

Leave Newark Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sat 7 Nov, 21:55 local.

LHR → EWR

7 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 288° (WNW).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Newark Sat 7 Nov, 12:55 local.

EWR-bound flights are the slower direction by about 65 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 distance5,562 km · 3,456 mi · 3,003 nmi
Initial heading51° (NE) from EWR; 288° (WNW) from LHR
Farthest from the equator53.7°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip28% 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
LHREurope/London — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
DifferenceLondon is 4 hours ahead of Newark today.

Jet lag, flying EWR → LHR. Your body clock has to move 4 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 4 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 LHR London Heathrow AirportLondon, United Kingdom · longest runway 12,799 ft3,901 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKLHR New York – London 5,540 km3,442 mi · 6 h 50 min

More routes from EWR and LHR

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 EWRFRA Newark – Frankfurt 6,211 km3,859 mi · 7 h 35 min SINEWR Singapore – Newark 15,337 km9,530 mi · 18 h 30 min LHRMAN London – Manchester 243 km151 mi · 1 h 20 min LHROSL London – Oslo 1,206 km749 mi · 2 h 20 min LHRTLV London – Tel Aviv 3,589 km2,230 mi · 4 h 50 min LHRDEL London – Delhi 6,731 km4,183 mi · 8 h 05 min LHRSEZ London – Mahé 8,176 km5,080 mi · 10 h LHRSYD London – Sydney 17,021 km10,576 mi · 19 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

BOSCDG Boston – Paris 5,535 km3,439 mi · 6 h 50 min YULCDG Montreal – Paris 5,524 km3,433 mi · 6 h 50 min DXBMAN Dubai – Manchester 5,656 km3,515 mi · 8 h JFKMAD New York – Madrid 5,760 km3,579 mi · 7 h

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).