✈ CDG → AUH

7H FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight time
7h
Distance
3,263 mi
Or
5,252 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Paris to Abu Dhabi

From Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe  →  Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East

↔ Flying the other way? Abu Dhabi → Paris

How long is the flight from Paris to Abu Dhabi?

A nonstop flight from Paris (CDG) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 7 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 3,263 miles (5,252 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

7h

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,263 mi

5,252 km · great-circle

Avg speed

750 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

Abu Dhabi timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

Time difference

+2h

2 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~2d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 777 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 898 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 215 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.