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CDG Paris ⇄ ALG Algiers

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Houari Boumediene Airport (Algeria): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,370 km852 mi740 nautical miles
CDG → ALG2 h 35 minestimated block time
ALG → CDG2 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hAlgiers vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Algiers (ALG)CDGParisALGAlgiers
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

CDG → ALG

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 178° (S).

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Algiers Sat 7 Nov, 12:35 local.

ALG → CDG

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 358° (N).

Leave Algiers Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 12:35 local.

The two directions differ by 1 minute in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,370 km · 852 mi · 740 nmi
Initial heading178° (S) from CDG; 358° (N) from ALG
Farthest from the equator49.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip7% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

CDGEurope/Paris — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
ALGAfrica/Algiers — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceAlgiers is on the same clock as Paris today; ±0 h in January and −1 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying CDG → ALG. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

CDG Charles de Gaulle International AirportParis, France · longest runway 13,829 ft4,215 m ALG Houari Boumediene AirportAlgiers, Algeria · longest runway 11,483 ft3,500 m

More routes from CDG and ALG

LHRCDG London – Paris 348 km216 mi · 1 h 25 min CDGCMN Paris – Casablanca 1,931 km1,200 mi · 3 h 20 min BOSCDG Boston – Paris 5,535 km3,439 mi · 6 h 50 min ORDCDG Chicago – Paris 6,665 km4,141 mi · 8 h 05 min MEXCDG Mexico City – Paris 9,199 km5,716 mi · 10 h 45 min CDGSIN Paris – Singapore 10,724 km6,664 mi · 12 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

MELBNE Melbourne – Brisbane 1,381 km858 mi · 2 h 35 min LAXDEN Los Angeles – Denver 1,385 km861 mi · 2 h 30 min CGKKNO Jakarta – Medan 1,388 km862 mi · 2 h 40 min ORDBOS Chicago – Boston 1,391 km864 mi · 2 h 30 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).