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CDG Paris ⇄ RAK Marrakesh

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France) and Marrakesh Menara Airport (Morocco): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance2,129 km1,323 mi1,149 nautical miles
CDG → RAK3 h 35 minestimated block time
RAK → CDG3 h 20 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hMarrakesh vs Paris, today
Great-circle route from Paris (CDG) to Marrakesh (RAK)CDGParisRAKMarrakesh
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 → RAK

3 h 35 min

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

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Marrakesh Sat 7 Nov, 13:35 local.

RAK → CDG

3 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 22° (NNE).

Leave Marrakesh Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 13:20 local.

The two directions differ by 12 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 distance2,129 km · 1,323 mi · 1,149 nmi
Initial heading209° (SSW) from CDG; 22° (NNE) from RAK
Farthest from the equator49.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip11% 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
RAKAfrica/Casablanca — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceMarrakesh is on the same clock as Paris today; ±0 h in January and −1 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying CDG → RAK. 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 RAK Marrakesh Menara AirportMarrakesh, Morocco · longest runway 10,170 ft3,100 m

More routes from CDG and RAK

LHRCDG London – Paris 348 km216 mi · 1 h 25 min CDGLIS Paris – Lisbon 1,470 km913 mi · 2 h 50 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 LHRRAK London – Marrakesh 2,294 km1,426 mi · 3 h 45 min

Routes of a similar length

SYDCHC Sydney – Christchurch 2,126 km1,321 mi · 3 h 15 min TPEHND Taipei – Tokyo 2,122 km1,319 mi · 3 h 20 min KEFCPH Reykjavík – Copenhagen 2,144 km1,332 mi · 3 h 25 min AKLNAN Auckland – Nadi (Fiji) 2,156 km1,340 mi · 3 h 30 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).