How Long Is the Flight to Paris?
Quick answer: the flight to Paris (Paris Charles de Gaulle) is about 7 h 30 min in the air from New York and 11 h 24 min from Los Angeles, non-stop; a connection adds its layover. Of the busiest US airports, Boston is the closest at 7 h 9 min and Los Angeles the farthest at 11 h 24 min. Flying home from New York JFK is 40 min longer.
Pick two airports. See the distance, about how long a non-stop flight takes, and what time it will be when you land.
JFK → LHR · non-stop
7 h 11 minAbout 7 h 11 min gate to gate for 3,442 miles (5,540 km). Most scheduled flights of this length: 6 h 56 min to 7 h 26 min.
- Distance
- 3,442 mi
- Lands
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- The flight back, westbound into the jet stream, is slower: about 7 h 48 min.
- An estimate from the scheduled times of 5,797 US routes (US DOT, 2026-06): half of them are within 7 minutes of it. Your airline’s schedule is the real answer.
Airports from OurAirports, time zones from mwgg/Airports, flight times fitted on US DOT schedules. An estimate for a non-stop: check your airline.
The calculator above opens on New York to Paris Charles de Gaulle: change either airport to yours, or add a date and a departure time for the local time you land. Below, the flight from each of the busiest US airports.
How long is the flight to Paris from each US airport?
The FAA’s busiest US airports by passengers in 2024, the quickest first. Times are the estimated gate-to-gate time of a non-stop; the clock change is Paris’s time minus the airport’s, in January and in July.
| From | Distance | To Paris Charles de Gaulle | Flight back | Clock change (Jan / Jul) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston (BOS) | 3,439 mi | 7 h 9 min | 7 h 47 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| New York JFK (JFK) | 3,625 mi | 7 h 30 min | 8 h 10 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Newark (EWR) | 3,640 mi | 7 h 32 min | 8 h 12 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Detroit (DTW) | 3,952 mi | 8 h 7 min | 8 h 49 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 4,141 mi | 8 h 29 min | 9 h 11 min | +7 h / +7 h |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 4,164 mi | 8 h 31 min | 9 h 16 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | 4,210 mi | 8 h 37 min | 9 h 18 min | +7 h / +7 h |
| Atlanta (ATL) | 4,385 mi | 8 h 56 min | 9 h 42 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Orlando (MCO) | 4,498 mi | 9 h 9 min | 9 h 57 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | 4,561 mi | 9 h 17 min | 10 h 5 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Miami (MIA) | 4,581 mi | 9 h 19 min | 10 h 8 min | +6 h / +6 h |
| Denver (DEN) | 4,868 mi | 9 h 52 min | 10 h 37 min | +8 h / +8 h |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 4,937 mi | 9 h 59 min | 10 h 48 min | +7 h / +7 h |
| Houston (IAH) | 5,016 mi | 10 h 8 min | 10 h 58 min | +7 h / +7 h |
| Seattle (SEA) | 5,002 mi | 10 h 10 min | 10 h 47 min | +9 h / +9 h |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 5,429 mi | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 43 min | +9 h / +9 h |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 5,468 mi | 11 h 1 min | 11 h 49 min | +8 h / +9 h |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 5,569 mi | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 57 min | +9 h / +9 h |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 5,656 mi | 11 h 24 min | 12 h 10 min | +9 h / +9 h |
6 of these routes are longer than any US route the estimate was measured on (4,983 miles), so treat those as a rough guide: the longer the flight, the more the wind moves it. LaGuardia, the 19th busiest, is left out: its flights are short-haul, and New York’s long flights leave from JFK and Newark.
Why the flight home is longer
From New York JFK the flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle is about 7 h 30 min and the flight back 8 h 10 min. The difference is the jet stream, the band of west-to-east wind at cruising height: flying east you ride it, flying west you fly into it. The estimate carries that as a single measured effect of how far east a route goes, which is why the two directions of the same route differ.
What the clock says when you land
Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York and 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles all year. Leave New York JFK at noon on Wednesday, July 15, and a non-stop would land in Paris Charles de Gaulle at about 1:30 a.m. the next day, Thursday, local time.
Is there a non-stop?
Which US airports fly to Paris non-stop changes with the airlines’ schedules, so this page does not list them: What US cities have direct flights to Paris? does. For any pair of airports, the calculator above gives the distance and the time.
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FAQ
How long is the flight to Paris?
About 7 h 30 min non-stop from New York and 11 h 24 min from Los Angeles. Of the busiest US airports, Boston is the closest at 7 h 9 min and Los Angeles the farthest at 11 h 24 min. All are estimates of a non-stop; a connection adds its layover.
How long is the flight to Paris from New York?
About 7 h 30 min from JFK and 7 h 32 min from Newark, for 3,625 miles to Paris Charles de Gaulle. The flight back to New York is 40 min longer: about 8 h 10 min.
How long is the flight to Paris from Los Angeles?
About 11 h 24 min from LAX, and 11 h 15 min from San Francisco, for 5,656 miles. The flight back is 46 min longer: about 12 h 10 min.
What is the time difference between Paris and the US?
Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York and 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles all year.
Is there a direct flight to Paris?
From some US cities, yes — which ones changes with the airlines’ schedules, so this page does not list them. Our post What US cities have direct flights to Paris? does, and your airline’s schedule is the final word.
How these times are made
Distances are great circles between the airports (OurAirports). Times come from one line fitted to the median scheduled gate-to-gate time of 5,797 US routes (US DOT, 2026-06): a fixed allowance, a time per mile, and a correction for how far east the route goes. Half of those routes are within 7 minutes of it. The busiest airports are the FAA’s 2024 passenger boardings. Your airline’s schedule is the real answer: winds, routings and the season move it by a few minutes on a short flight and by more on a long one.