How long does it take light to tavel between Los Angeles and new york?

The distance is 2,462 miles.

Light travels at 670,616,629 mph.

2,462 / 670,616,629 mph equals 0.000003671248063 hours.

Multiply by 60 for minutes equals 0.000220274883759 minutes.

Multiply by 60 for seconds equals 0.013216493025555 seconds.

So about 13 thousands of a second (milliseconds).

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670,616,629 mph divided by 60 minutes per hour equals 11176943.82 miles per minute.

11176943.82 miles per minute divided by 60 seconds per minute equals 186282.4 miles per second.

2,462 miles divided by 186282.4 miles per second equals 0.013216493025555 seconds or 13.2 milliseconds.