Los Angeles, United States → Paris, France
4,906 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Paris is 9,086 km (5,645 miles). Paris lies roughly northeast of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 35° (NE). It is an international route from United States to France, crossing from North America to Europe.
Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) sits at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W; Paris (Île-de-France, France) is at 48.8566°N, 2.3522°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 35° (NE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~11h 51min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Los Angeles and Paris — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Los Angeles and Paris lies at approximately 60.2224°N, 69.3202°W — the position that is an equal 4,543 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 8 or 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Los Angeles uses the US Dollar (USD), while Paris uses the Euro (EUR). The primary language changes from English in Los Angeles to French in Paris.
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The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Paris is approximately 9,086 km (5,645 miles, 4,906 nautical miles).
Paris lies roughly northeast of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 35° (NE).
Estimated flight time is about 11h 51min (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.
There is no continuous road connection between Los Angeles and Paris — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Paris (Europe/Paris) is 8 or 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles), 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