Dakar, Senegal → Paris, France
2,271 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Dakar to Paris is 4,205 km (2,613 miles). Paris lies roughly north-northeast of Dakar; the initial great-circle bearing is 21° (NNE). It is an international route from Senegal to France, crossing from Africa to Europe.
Dakar (Dakar, Senegal) sits at 14.7167°N, 17.4677°W; Paris (Île-de-France, France) is at 48.8566°N, 2.3522°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 21° (NNE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~5h 45min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | Water crossing on the direct line |
The straight-line path from Dakar to Paris crosses water. Actual surface options depend on bridges, tunnels, ferries or rail links, so SnapDistance publishes no road-length estimate for this pair.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Dakar and Paris lies at approximately 32.1593°N, 9.4618°W — the position that is an equal 2,103 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Paris (Europe/Paris) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of Dakar (Africa/Dakar), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Dakar to Paris is approximately 4,205 km (2,613 miles, 2,271 nautical miles).
Paris lies roughly north-northeast of Dakar; the initial great-circle bearing is 21° (NNE).
Estimated flight time is about 5h 45min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
The straight-line path from Dakar to Paris crosses water. Actual surface options depend on bridges, tunnels, ferries or rail links, so SnapDistance publishes no road-length estimate for this pair.
Depending on the date, Paris (Europe/Paris) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of Dakar (Africa/Dakar), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances