Distance Between Cities as the Crow Flies

A free tool to measure the straight-line distance between two cities — the great-circle distance "as the crow flies". Pick a start and a destination from a database of 33,000+ cities and instantly see the air distance in kilometres or miles, the initial bearing, the midpoint and an estimated flight time, all drawn on an interactive map. Add more stops to measure a whole multi-city route, and open the driving route in your favourite maps service when you need distance by road.

1
Pick the first city

Start typing in the From field and choose a city from the list, or use your current location.

2
Pick the second city

Type the destination in the To field — the straight-line distance appears instantly.

3
Read the results

See the distance in km or miles, the bearing, the midpoint and an estimated flight time.

4
Add more stops (optional)

Use "Add city" to build a multi-city route; the tool sums every leg of the path.

5
Need road distance?

Tap a maps link to open the driving route with turn-by-turn distance and travel time.

Measure the air distance between any two places on a world map

Pick two cities to see the distance between them.
Straight-line distance
Great-circle distance, as the crow flies
These are straight-line distances. For driving distance and time by road, open the route in a maps service:
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