✈ JFK → CDG

7H 42M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
7h 42m
Distance
3,624 mi
Or
5,833 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from New York to Paris

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe

How long is the flight from New York to Paris?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG) takes about 7 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,624 miles (5,833 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

7h 42m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,624 mi

5,833 km · great-circle

Avg speed

758 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 863 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 997 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 239 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.