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CDG Paris ⇄ MRU Mauritius

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (Mauritius): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance9,447 km5,870 mi5,101 nautical miles
CDG → MRU11 h 25 minestimated block time
MRU → CDG12 h 10 minestimated block time
Clock change+3 hMauritius vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Mauritius (MRU)CDGParisMRUMauritius
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 → MRU

11 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 129° (SE).

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Mauritius Sun 8 Nov, 00:25 local +1 day.

MRU → CDG

12 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 327° (NNW).

Leave Mauritius Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 19:10 local.

CDG-bound flights are the slower direction by about 40 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance9,447 km · 5,870 mi · 5,101 nmi
Initial heading129° (SE) from CDG; 327° (NNW) from MRU
Farthest from the equator49.0°N
Crossesthe equator
Share of the longest possible trip47% 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
MRUIndian/Mauritius — UTC+4 now; UTC+4 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceMauritius is 3 hours ahead of Paris today; +3 h in January and +2 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying CDG → MRU. Your body clock has to move 3 hours earlier, like an eastward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 3 days to fully adjust. Shifting earlier (as here) is usually the harder direction; morning daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

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