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EWR Newark ⇄ TLV Tel Aviv

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

Distance9,141 km5,680 mi4,936 nautical miles
EWR → TLV10 h 35 minestimated block time
TLV → EWR12 h 25 minestimated block time
Clock change+6 hTel Aviv vs Newark, today
Great-circle route from Newark (EWR) to Tel Aviv (TLV)EWRNewarkTLVTel Aviv
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 → TLV

10 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 54° (NE).

Leave Newark Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Tel Aviv Sun 8 Nov, 03:35 local +1 day.

TLV → EWR

12 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 314° (NW).

Leave Tel Aviv Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Newark Sat 7 Nov, 15:25 local.

EWR-bound flights are the slower direction by about 110 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 distance9,141 km · 5,680 mi · 4,936 nmi
Initial heading54° (NE) from EWR; 314° (NW) from TLV
Farthest from the equator52.2°N — the path arcs north of both airports
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip46% 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
TLVAsia/Jerusalem — UTC+2 now; UTC+2 standard time, UTC+3 during daylight saving time
DifferenceTel Aviv is 6 hours ahead of Newark today.

Jet lag, flying EWR → TLV. Your body clock has to move 6 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 6 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 TLV Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv, Israel · longest runway 13,327 ft4,062 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKTLV New York – Tel Aviv 9,117 km5,665 mi · 10 h 35 min

More routes from EWR and TLV

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 TLVCDG Tel Aviv – Paris 3,284 km2,040 mi · 5 h 05 min LHRTLV London – Tel Aviv 3,589 km2,230 mi · 4 h 50 min JFKTLV New York – Tel Aviv 9,117 km5,665 mi · 10 h 35 min

Routes of a similar length

SFOFRA San Francisco – Frankfurt 9,149 km5,685 mi · 11 h LAXCDG Los Angeles – Paris 9,103 km5,656 mi · 10 h 50 min SFOICN San Francisco – Seoul 9,085 km5,645 mi · 12 h 20 min MEXCDG Mexico City – Paris 9,199 km5,716 mi · 10 h 45 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).