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EWR Newark ⇄ CDG Paris

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

Distance5,857 km3,640 mi3,163 nautical miles
EWR → CDG7 h 10 minestimated block time
CDG → EWR8 h 20 minestimated block time
Clock change+5 hParis vs Newark, today
Great-circle route from Newark (EWR) to Paris (CDG)EWRNewarkCDGParis
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

EWR → CDG

7 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 53° (NE).

Leave Newark Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Paris Sat 7 Nov, 23:10 local.

CDG → EWR

8 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 292° (WNW).

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

EWR-bound flights are the slower direction by about 70 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 distance5,857 km · 3,640 mi · 3,163 nmi
Initial heading53° (NE) from EWR; 292° (WNW) from CDG
Farthest from the equator52.5°N — the path arcs north of both airports
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip29% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

EWRAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
CDGEurope/Paris — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceParis is 5 hours ahead of Newark today.

Jet lag, flying EWR → CDG. Your body clock has to move 5 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 5 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

EWR Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, United States · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m CDG Charles de Gaulle International AirportParis, France · longest runway 13,829 ft4,215 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKCDG New York – Paris 5,834 km3,625 mi · 7 h 10 min

More routes from EWR and CDG

EWRORD Newark – Chicago 1,154 km717 mi · 2 h 30 min EWRDEN Newark – Denver 2,576 km1,601 mi · 4 h 20 min EWRSFO Newark – San Francisco 4,118 km2,559 mi · 6 h 15 min EWRLIS Newark – Lisbon 5,434 km3,376 mi · 6 h 40 min EWRFRA Newark – Frankfurt 6,211 km3,859 mi · 7 h 35 min SINEWR Singapore – Newark 15,337 km9,530 mi · 18 h 30 min LHRCDG London – Paris 348 km216 mi · 1 h 25 min CDGLIS Paris – Lisbon 1,470 km913 mi · 2 h 50 min YULCDG Montreal – Paris 5,524 km3,433 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

JFKAMS New York – Amsterdam 5,848 km3,634 mi · 7 h 10 min DXBSIN Dubai – Singapore 5,846 km3,632 mi · 7 h 30 min ORDDUB Chicago – Dublin 5,895 km3,663 mi · 7 h 15 min IADLHR Washington – London 5,902 km3,667 mi · 7 h 15 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).