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DXB Dubai ⇄ CDG Paris

Dubai International Airport (United Arab Emirates) and Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance5,239 km3,255 mi2,829 nautical miles
DXB → CDG7 h 35 minestimated block time
CDG → DXB6 h 30 minestimated block time
Clock change−3 hParis vs Dubai, today
Great-circle route from Dubai (DXB) to Paris (CDG)DXBDubaiCDGParis
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

DXB → CDG

7 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 315° (NW).

Leave Dubai Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 14:35 local.

CDG → DXB

6 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 100° (E).

Leave Paris Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dubai Sat 7 Nov, 19:30 local.

CDG-bound flights are the slower direction by about 60 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 distance5,239 km · 3,255 mi · 2,829 nmi
Initial heading315° (NW) from DXB; 100° (E) from CDG
Farthest from the equator49.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip26% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DXBAsia/Dubai — UTC+4 now; UTC+4 all year (no daylight saving time)
CDGEurope/Paris — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceParis is 3 hours behind Dubai 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 DXB → CDG. Your body clock has to move 3 hours later, like a westward 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 later (as here) is usually the easier direction; evening daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DXB Dubai International AirportDubai, United Arab Emirates · longest runway 14,590 ft4,447 m CDG Charles de Gaulle International AirportParis, France · longest runway 13,829 ft4,215 m

More routes from DXB and CDG

DXBRUH Dubai – Riyadh 874 km543 mi · 2 h 05 min ADDDXB Addis Ababa – Dubai 2,519 km1,565 mi · 3 h 50 min DXBBKK Dubai – Bangkok 4,903 km3,047 mi · 6 h 20 min DXBHKG Dubai – Hong Kong 5,919 km3,678 mi · 7 h 20 min DXBMEL Dubai – Melbourne 11,644 km7,235 mi · 13 h 50 min DXBAKL Dubai – Auckland 14,199 km8,823 mi · 16 h 30 min 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

Routes of a similar length

BOSLHR Boston – London 5,240 km3,256 mi · 6 h 30 min DOHLHR Doha – London 5,241 km3,257 mi · 7 h 30 min YYZDUB Toronto – Dublin 5,261 km3,269 mi · 6 h 35 min YULLHR Montreal – London 5,215 km3,240 mi · 6 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).