Driving distance from columbus, ohio to new york city

536 miles / 863 km

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Driving distance from Columbus, OH to New York, NY

The total driving distance from Columbus, OH to New York, NY is 536 miles or 863 kilometers.

Your trip begins in Columbus, Ohio. It ends in New York, New York.

If you are planning a road trip, you might also want to calculate the total driving time from Columbus, OH to New York, NY so you can see when you'll arrive at your destination.

You can also calculate the cost of driving from Columbus, OH to New York, NY based on current local fuel prices and an estimate of your car's best gas mileage.

Since this is a long drive, you might want to stop halfway and stay overnight in a hotel. You can find the city that is halfway between Columbus, OH and New York, NY.

Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the straight line distance to fly from Columbus, OH to New York, NY.

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The driving distance from Columbus, Ohio to Manhattan, New York is:

540 miles / 869 km

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The total driving distance from Columbus, OH to Manhattan, NY is 540 miles or 869 kilometers.

Your trip begins in Columbus, Ohio. It ends in Manhattan, New York.

If you are planning a road trip, you might also want to calculate the total driving time from Columbus, OH to Manhattan, NY so you can see when you'll arrive at your destination.

You can also calculate the cost of driving from Columbus, OH to Manhattan, NY based on current local fuel prices and an estimate of your car's best gas mileage.

Since this is a long drive, you might want to stop halfway and stay overnight in a hotel. You can find the city that is halfway between Columbus, OH and Manhattan, NY.

Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the straight line distance to fly from Columbus, OH to Manhattan, NY.

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Driving non-stop from Columbus to New York City

How far is New York City from Columbus? Here's the quick answer if you don't sleep at all, or you have a friend with you so each person can drive some of the way, letting you make the entire trip by car without stopping.

Nonstop drive: 536 miles or 863 km

Driving time: 8 hours, 26 minutes

This is a pretty long drive, so it's not very realistic to drive nonstop. To get a better idea of how long this road trip would really be, scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.

Flying non-stop from Columbus to New York City

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Columbus, Ohio and New York, New York. 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: 477 miles or 768 km

Flight time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 59 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/5th 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. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.

Columbus to New York City road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to New York City, and you want to stop along the way to rest. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and maybe even find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over more than one day.

Road trip: 2 days of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 11 hours on the road with 1 overnight

Itinerary

Start in Columbus.

Drive for about 52 minutes, then stop in Zanesville (Ohio) and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 1.5 hours then stop in Wheeling (West Virginia) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 57 minutes then stop in Monongahela and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 1 hour then stop in Ligonier and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 1.5 hours then stop in Breezewood. Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 1.5 hours, then stop in Harrisburg and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 2 hours then stop in Philadelphia and stay for 3 hours.

Finally, drive for about 1.5 hours and arrive in New York City.

To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:

Columbus to New York City airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Port Columbus International Airport (CMH)

Arrival airport: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 19 minutes

Getting to your destination: 38 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from CMH connecting through MCO and arriving at ISP flying on Southwest Airlines. We can figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time to taxi on the runways, and an average layover time of about 2 hours.

Initial flight time: 2 hours, 6 minutes

Connecting airport: Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Connection flight time: 2 hours, 23 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Columbus to New York City including time spent getting to and from the airports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, plus the connecting flight with a 2-hour layover.

Total travel time: 9 hours

To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:

How far is it the other way?

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 New York City to Columbus, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Columbus, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Columbus!

What is halfway between NYC and Columbus Ohio?

The halfway point between Columbus, Ohio and New York City, New York is: Everett, PA. Find a place to meet halfway. These two locations are 536 miles apart and the exact midpoint is 800 Ashcom Rd, Everett, PA 15537, USA.

How much does it cost to drive from Ohio to New York?

Road trip planner The total cost of driving from Ohio to New York, NY (one-way) is $80.62 at current gas prices. The round trip cost would be $161.24 to go from Ohio to New York, NY and back to Ohio again. Regular fuel costs are around $3.78 per gallon for your trip.

What is the halfway point between New York and Ohio?

Halfway between Ohio and New York The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Randolph, New York. The closest zip code to the midpoint is 14730. The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 42° 8' 3" N and 78° 57' 22" W. The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Buffalo, NY.

What cities are 3 hours from Columbus?

One of the best things about Columbus is its central location. Within a three-hour drive, you can explore Dayton, Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh — not to mention lots of exciting, small, and unique towns in Ohio.