What is the distance between Paris and New York?

New York is nearly 6,000 km (3,728 mi) from Paris

• The distance between Paris and New York is 5,834 km (3,625 mi) as the crow flies. This figure is calculated using the coordinates of the two cities’ airports. Note that Google Maps distances always account for airports rather than the official city centers.
• As a fun fact, Paris’s kilometer zero is located on the plaza in front of Notre-Dame. New York’s kilometer zero sits in the middle of Columbus Circle, where you’ll find the monument to Christopher Columbus, the explorer famous for discovering America.
• Which French city is closest to New York? That would be Le Conquet, in Brittany, at 5,360 km (3,330 mi) as the crow flies. Or as the swimmer swims, depending on your perspective.

Paris sits further north than New York

• Look at a map and you’ll notice Paris lies slightly further north than New York. The latitude difference between the two cities is about 8 degrees.
• Paris’s GPS coordinates are 48° 51′ 23.81″ North and 2° 21′ 7.999″ East. Manhattan‘s coordinates are 40° 46′ 47.629″ North and 73° 58’ 6.834″ West.
• New York actually sits at roughly the same latitude as Porto, Portugal. The climates are quite different, though, as you’ll discover in my article on New York’s weather.

Paris sits higher than New York

• Here’s another geographic difference: Paris sits higher above sea level than New York. According to Google, Paris is 35 m (115 ft) above sea level, while New York is only 10 m (33 ft) above it. This low elevation is a concern for city officials, who worry about the effects of climate change and rising sea levels.
• Paris’s highest point is on Montmartre hill, as you might expect. Surveyors recorded a height of nearly 130 m (426 ft) at the highest point in Montmartre Cemetery.
• In Manhattan, the highest point reaches 80 m (262 ft) in Fort Tryon Park, at the northern tip of the island.