Moscow, Russia → Paris, France
1,342 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Moscow to Paris is 2,486 km (1,545 miles). Paris lies roughly west of Moscow; the initial great-circle bearing is 267° (W). It is an international route from Russia to France.
Moscow (Central, Russia) sits at 55.7558°N, 37.6173°E; Paris (Île-de-France, France) is at 48.8566°N, 2.3522°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 267° (W); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~3h 36min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No ordinary road route claimed |
SnapDistance does not treat Moscow to Paris as an ordinary road journey: an overland route between them would depend on restricted or conflict-affected border crossings. No road-distance or driving-time figure is published for this pair.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Moscow and Paris lies at approximately 53.6232°N, 18.5644°E — the position that is an equal 1,243 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 behind Moscow (Europe/Moscow), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Moscow uses the Russian Ruble (RUB), while Paris uses the Euro (EUR). The primary language changes from Russian in Moscow to French in Paris.
The straight-line distance from Moscow to Paris is approximately 2,486 km (1,545 miles, 1,342 nautical miles).
Paris lies roughly west of Moscow; the initial great-circle bearing is 267° (W).
Estimated flight time is about 3h 36min (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.
SnapDistance does not treat Moscow to Paris as an ordinary road journey: an overland route between them would depend on restricted or conflict-affected border crossings. No road-distance or driving-time figure is published for this pair.
Depending on the date, Paris (Europe/Paris) is 1 or 2 hours behind Moscow (Europe/Moscow), 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