✈ CDG → SEA

10H 20M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,001 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
10h 20m
Distance
5,001 mi
Or
8,049 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Paris to Seattle

From Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe  →  Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America

How long is the flight from Paris to Seattle?

A nonstop flight from Paris (CDG) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 10 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,001 miles (8,049 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 20m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,001 mi

8,049 km · great-circle

Avg speed

779 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

Seattle timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1191 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1376 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 330 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.