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CDG Paris ⇄ MAD Madrid

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (Spain): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,062 km660 mi574 nautical miles
CDG → MAD2 h 20 minestimated block time
MAD → CDG2 h 10 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hMadrid vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Madrid (MAD)CDGParisMADMadrid
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 → MAD

2 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 209° (SSW).

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Madrid Sat 7 Nov, 12:20 local.

MAD → CDG

2 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 25° (NNE).

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

The two directions differ by 7 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,062 km · 660 mi · 574 nmi
Initial heading209° (SSW) from CDG; 25° (NNE) from MAD
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
MADEurope/Madrid — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceMadrid is on the same clock as Paris today.

Jet lag, flying CDG → MAD. 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 MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMadrid, Spain · longest runway 14,271 ft4,350 m

More routes from CDG and MAD

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 MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min LHRMAD London – Madrid 1,244 km773 mi · 2 h 30 min MADLPA Madrid – Gran Canaria 1,766 km1,097 mi · 3 h 10 min MADCUN Madrid – Cancún 7,960 km4,946 mi · 11 h MEXMAD Mexico City – Madrid 9,065 km5,633 mi · 10 h 30 min SCLMAD Santiago – Madrid 10,719 km6,661 mi · 12 h 50 min

Routes of a similar length

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