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CDG Paris ⇄ BCN Barcelona

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (Spain): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance858 km533 mi463 nautical miles
CDG → BCN2 hestimated block time
BCN → CDG2 hestimated block time
Clock change±0 hBarcelona vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Barcelona (BCN)CDGParisBCNBarcelona
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 → BCN

2 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 183° (S).

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

BCN → CDG

2 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 2° (N).

Leave Barcelona Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 12:00 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 distance858 km · 533 mi · 463 nmi
Initial heading183° (S) from CDG; 2° (N) from BCN
Farthest from the equator49.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip4% 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
BCNEurope/Madrid — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceBarcelona is on the same clock as Paris today.

Jet lag, flying CDG → BCN. 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 BCN Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBarcelona, Spain · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m

More routes from CDG and BCN

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 BCNPMI Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca 202 km125 mi · 1 h 15 min MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min BCNFCO Barcelona – Rome 848 km527 mi · 1 h 55 min LHRBCN London – Barcelona 1,148 km713 mi · 2 h 20 min AMSBCN Amsterdam – Barcelona 1,241 km771 mi · 2 h 30 min JFKBCN New York – Barcelona 6,150 km3,822 mi · 7 h 25 min

Routes of a similar length

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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).