How far is Jersey City from New York City? Here's the quick answer if you make this quick drive without any stops. Of course, traffic is going to make a big difference so make sure you check that before leaving.
Nonstop drive: 6 miles or 10 km
Driving time: 22 minutes
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between New York, New York and Jersey City, New Jersey. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.
Flight distance: 2 miles or 3 km
Flight time: 30 minutes
The straight line flight distance is 4 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 3.1x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/1th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination.
Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Jersey City, New Jersey. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Jersey City. Click the button below to explore Jersey City in detail.
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Jersey City to New York City, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.
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