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CDG Paris ⇄ NCE Nice

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (France): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance694 km431 mi375 nautical miles
CDG → NCE1 h 50 minestimated block time
NCE → CDG1 h 55 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hNice vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Nice (NCE)CDGParisNCENice
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 → NCE

1 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 147° (SSE).

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Nice Sat 7 Nov, 11:50 local.

NCE → CDG

1 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 331° (NNW).

Leave Nice Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 11:55 local.

The two directions differ by 5 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 distance694 km · 431 mi · 375 nmi
Initial heading147° (SSE) from CDG; 331° (NNW) from NCE
Farthest from the equator49.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip3% 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
NCEEurope/Paris — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceNice is on the same clock as Paris today.

Jet lag, flying CDG → NCE. 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 NCE Nice-Côte d'Azur AirportNice, France · longest runway 9,721 ft2,963 m

Same cities, other airports

ORYNCE Paris – Nice 676 km420 mi · 1 h 45 min

More routes from CDG and NCE

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 ORYNCE Paris – Nice 676 km420 mi · 1 h 45 min LHRNCE London – Nice 1,041 km647 mi · 2 h 10 min

Routes of a similar length

CGKSUB Jakarta – Surabaya 691 km429 mi · 1 h 50 min YYCYVR Calgary – Vancouver 687 km427 mi · 1 h 55 min SYDMEL Sydney – Melbourne 706 km438 mi · 1 h 55 min SYDOOL Sydney – Gold Coast 680 km422 mi · 1 h 50 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).