Paris, France → Los Angeles, United States
4,906 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Paris to Los Angeles is 9,086 km (5,645 miles). Los Angeles lies roughly northwest of Paris; the initial great-circle bearing is 314° (NW). It is an international route from France to United States, crossing from Europe to North America.
Paris (Île-de-France, France) sits at 48.8566°N, 2.3522°E; Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) is at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 314° (NW); 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 Paris and Los Angeles — 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 Paris and Los Angeles 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, Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles) is 8 or 9 hours behind Paris (Europe/Paris), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Paris uses the Euro (EUR), while Los Angeles uses the US Dollar (USD). The primary language changes from French in Paris to English in Los Angeles.
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The straight-line distance from Paris to Los Angeles is approximately 9,086 km (5,645 miles, 4,906 nautical miles).
Los Angeles lies roughly northwest of Paris; the initial great-circle bearing is 314° (NW).
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 Paris and Los Angeles — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles) is 8 or 9 hours behind Paris (Europe/Paris), 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