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CDG Paris ⇄ FCO Rome

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Italy): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,101 km684 mi594 nautical miles
CDG → FCO2 h 15 minestimated block time
FCO → CDG2 h 25 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hRome vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Rome (FCO)CDGParisFCORome
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 → FCO

2 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 133° (SE).

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Rome Sat 7 Nov, 12:15 local.

FCO → CDG

2 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 320° (NW).

Leave Rome Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 12:25 local.

The two directions differ by 11 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,101 km · 684 mi · 594 nmi
Initial heading133° (SE) from CDG; 320° (NW) from FCO
Farthest from the equator49.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip5% 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
FCOEurope/Rome — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceRome is on the same clock as Paris today.

Jet lag, flying CDG → FCO. 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 FCO Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportRome, Italy · longest runway 12,801 ft3,902 m

More routes from CDG and FCO

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 FCOLIN Rome – Milan 470 km292 mi · 1 h 35 min BCNFCO Barcelona – Rome 848 km527 mi · 1 h 55 min FCOATH Rome – Athens 1,085 km674 mi · 2 h 10 min MADFCO Madrid – Rome 1,331 km827 mi · 2 h 25 min LHRFCO London – Rome 1,444 km897 mi · 2 h 35 min EZEFCO Buenos Aires – Rome 11,156 km6,932 mi · 13 h 20 min

Routes of a similar length

PEKPVG Beijing – Shanghai 1,099 km683 mi · 2 h 15 min SINSGN Singapore – Ho Chi Minh City 1,093 km679 mi · 2 h 15 min SFOSEA San Francisco – Seattle 1,093 km679 mi · 2 h 20 min LGWBCN London – Barcelona 1,109 km689 mi · 2 h 20 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).