Distance between New York NY and Albany NY

Fuel cost: 16.9 USD

This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 147.9 mi) / (Fuel consumption 29.4 mpg) * (Fuel price 3.37 USD / gal)

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Driving time: 3 h 26 min

This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.

• 104 mi with a maximum speed 65 mph = 1 h 35 min
• 2 mi with a maximum speed 62 mph = 2 min
• 2 mi with a maximum speed 56 mph = 2 min
• 7 mi with a maximum speed 55 mph = 7 min
• 14 mi with a maximum speed 50 mph = 17 min
• 1 mi with a maximum speed 30 mph = 1 min
• 2 mi with a maximum speed 25 mph = 4 min
• 16 mi with a maximum speed 12 mph = 1 h 15 min

The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.

The distance between New York and Albany is 147.9 mi by road including 116.2 mi on motorways.

Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of New York and Albany respectively.

The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between New York and Albany is 133 mi.

This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of New York and Albany respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.

Boeing 737 airliner needs 16 min to cover the distance of 133 mi at a cruising speed of 497 mph.

Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 58 min to flight this distance at average speed of 136 mph.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.

Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 53 min to cover the distance of 133 mi at a cruising speed of 149 mph.

Popular "Robinson R44" needs 1 h 1 min to flight this distance at average speed of 130 mph.

This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.

The halfway point between New York and Albany is Lefever Falls. It is located about 14 mi from the exact midpoint by road.

The distance from Lefever Falls to New York is 88 mi and driving will take about 2 h 15 min. The road between Lefever Falls and Albany has length 60 mi and will take approximately 1 h 10 min.

The other cities located close to halfway point:

• West Cornwall is in 57 mi from New York and 91 mi from Albany
• Kingston is in 91 mi from New York and 57 mi from Albany
• Woodbury is in 51 mi from New York and 97 mi from Albany

New York is located 133 mi south of Albany.

New York has geographic coordinates: latitude 40.7306, longitude -73.98658.

Albany has geographic coordinates: latitude 42.65117, longitude -73.75497.

The route from New York to Albany follows I 87.

Other minor sections pass along the road:

• NJ 17: 14 mi
• NJ 495: 2 mi
• NJ 120: 2 mi
• NY 17: 1 mi
• NY 495: 1 mi
• NJ 3: 1 mi
• I 787: 1 mi