New York (EWR) – Lisbon (LIS)
- Distance
- 5,447 km
- 3,385 mi · 2,941 nm
- Flight time
- 6 h 37 min / 7 h 47 min
- Average gate to gate: EWR → LIS / back
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 636 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (376 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 441,810
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.4%
- Flights / week
- 40
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 90%
- 489,676 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- TP, UA
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from EWR
- 70°
- Heading from LIS
- 294°
- Halfway point
- 44.61, -41.15
- Great-circle km
- 5,434 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air EWR → LIS
- 5 h 54 min
- In the air LIS → EWR
- 7 h 10 min
- Clocks
- Lisbon is 5 h ahead of New York
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 43,688 |
| Sep 2025 | 41,950 |
| Oct 2025 | 41,251 |
| Nov 2025 | 33,030 |
| Dec 2025 | 33,003 |
| Jan 2026 | 32,045 |
| Feb 2026 | 25,163 |
| Mar 2026 | 36,070 |
| Apr 2026 | 37,481 |
| May 2026 | 37,328 |
| Jun 2026 | 39,471 |
| Jul 2026 | 41,330 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 182 |
| Sep 2025 | 172 |
| Oct 2025 | 181 |
| Nov 2025 | 168 |
| Dec 2025 | 173 |
| Jan 2026 | 168 |
| Feb 2026 | 135 |
| Mar 2026 | 178 |
| Apr 2026 | 170 |
| May 2026 | 185 |
| Jun 2026 | 172 |
| Jul 2026 | 178 |
Airlines flying EWR–LIS nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| TPTAP-TAP Air Portugal | 26 | 55% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 45% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus A330-900neo · 1,248 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 687 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 103 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 24 flights
Also carried: 5,212 tonnes of freight and 95 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,434 km.
EWR New York → LIS Lisbon
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
LIS Lisbon → EWR New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between New York and Lisbon
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports
More routes from EWR
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| EWR → MCO | 1,508 km | 1,946,092 |
| EWR → LAX | 3,950 km | 1,791,699 |
| EWR → SFO | 4,128 km | 1,752,123 |
| EWR → ATL | 1,200 km | 1,749,835 |
| EWR → ORD | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| EWR → FLL | 1,713 km | 1,376,885 |
| EWR → MIA | 1,746 km | 1,160,582 |
| EWR → IAH | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| EWR → DEN | 2,583 km | 1,059,062 |
| EWR → DFW | 2,208 km | 984,248 |