What is the shortest trip to Europe?

If you're looking for the shortest flight from the US to Europe, look no further than the route from New York to St. John's, Newfoundland. This unique flight offers a convenient and efficient way to travel between the two continents, with a flight time of around 90 minutes.



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If you're looking for the shortest flight from the US to Europe, look no further than the route from New York to St. John's, Newfoundland. This unique flight offers a convenient and efficient way to travel between the two continents, with a flight time of around 90 minutes.

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The twice-weekly Air Canada service between London Heathrow and St John's, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, is the flight with the shortest route across the Atlantic, stretching just 2,315 miles and taking under five hours.

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The Loganair Westray to Papa Westray route is the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world. Flights on the route are scheduled for one and a half minutes, and actual flying time is closer to one minute. The record for the fastest flight is 53 seconds.

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The world's shortest flight routes
  • Westray to Papa Westray: 90 seconds. ...
  • Caye Caulker to San Pedro: 5 minutes. ...
  • Karpathos to Kasos: 5 minutes. ...
  • Sint Maarten to Anguilla: 10 minutes. ...
  • Connemara to Inishmore: 10 minutes. ...
  • Sint Maarten to St. Barts: 15 minutes. ...
  • Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar: 15 minutes.


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The fastest recorded passenger flight from the US to England took just 4 hours and 56 minutes between New York and London.

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Key Takeaways
  • The late fall and winter months—from mid to late October through mid-to-late March—are often the cheapest time to fly to Europe (though fares can spike in December).
  • It's often cheaper to fly to Europe mid-week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, in particular.


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Concorde's crossing was not the fastest ever flight across the Atlantic. That record is still held by a Lockheed SR-71A which crossed the Atlantic in 1 hour 54 minutes in 1974, although that was not carrying commercial passengers.

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Key Takeaways. The late fall and winter months—from mid to late October through mid-to-late March—are often the cheapest time to fly to Europe (though fares can spike in December). It's often cheaper to fly to Europe mid-week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, in particular.

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The 2.74-kilometre long route, which has been in operation since September 1967, is listed in the Guinness World Record as the shortest scheduled flight and passengers aboard the Loganair aircraft will get to their destination in just two minutes.

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Two to three hours is the minimum recommended time for an international layover, but more might be needed. Sally French is a travel rewards expert who joined NerdWallet in 2020. She previously wrote about travel and credit cards for The New York Times and its sibling site, Wirecutter.

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Westray to Papa Westray: 90 seconds The shortest flight in the world connects two Scottish islands, Westray and Papa Westray.

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In summary, jet streams are the reason why flights take shorter when flying from the west to the east. While they do help to shave off up to a few hours from long flights in some cases, they are not entirely without drawbacks.

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