- Great circle
- 348 km
- 216 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 56m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 51.5°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 0.9%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 290th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From London the path crosses United Kingdom, then 94 km of open water, then France.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 51.5°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: south-east out of London, south-east into Paris. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
London to Paris, asked and answered
- How far is London to Paris?
- London to Paris (LHR to CDG) is 348 km, or 216 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from London to Paris?
- About 56m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a London to Paris flight take?
- The great circle passes over United Kingdom, then 94 km of open water, then France. It reaches 51.5°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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