✈ SEA → CDG

10H 20M FROM SEATTLE TO PARIS. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

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

Flight from Seattle to Paris

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

How long is the flight from Seattle to Paris?

A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Paris (CDG) 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

Seattle timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

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.