Distance from Washington to New York City (United States)

The distance between Washington, Virginia and New York City, New York is 420 kilometers (261 miles).

Washington, Virginia, United States

New York City, New York, United States

From Washington to New York City, the straight-line distance is 420 kilometers, heading northeast. Washington is situated at an altitude of 209 meters above sea level, while New York City is at 57 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 12-14 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.7135° N 78.1594° W

Elevation: 209 m (686 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Winchester Regional Airport (OKV)
  • Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field (MNZ)
  • Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO)
  • Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
  • Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)
New York City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7143° N 74.006° W

Elevation: 57 m (187 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Other distances from Washington

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 420 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 3,605 km
From Washington to Chicago 878 km
From Washington to Houston 1,865 km
From Washington to Phoenix 3,092 km

Other distances from New York City

Distances between cities Kilometers
From New York City to Los Angeles 3,944 km
From New York City to Chicago 1,149 km
From New York City to Houston 2,283 km
From New York City to Phoenix 3,451 km
From New York City to Philadelphia 130 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Washington and New York City.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Guadalajara, Mexico Toluca, Mexico 420 km
Las Vegas, United States Fresno, United States 420 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Managua, Nicaragua 419 km
Valencia, Spain Córdoba, Spain 421 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 422 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Cúcuta, Colombia 422 km
Zapopan, Mexico Toluca, Mexico 422 km
Hyderābād, India Nagpur, India 422 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Cúcuta, Colombia 422 km
Stockholm, Sweden Oslo, Norway 418 km
Belmopan, Belize Mérida, Mexico 422 km
Zapopan, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 418 km
Chennai, India Madurai, India 422 km
El Paso, United States Tucson, United States 423 km
Indianapolis, United States Cleveland, United States 424 km
Pune, India Vadodara, India 424 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Reading, United Kingdom 416 km
Lucknow, India Delhi, India 416 km
Vancouver, Canada Portland, United States 416 km
Lucknow, India New Delhi, India 416 km

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