Paris, France → Moscow, Russia
1,342 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Paris to Moscow is 2,486 km (1,545 miles). Moscow lies roughly east-northeast of Paris; the initial great-circle bearing is 59° (ENE). It is an international route from France to Russia.
Paris (Île-de-France, France) sits at 48.8566°N, 2.3522°E; Moscow (Central, Russia) is at 55.7558°N, 37.6173°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 59° (ENE); 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 Paris to Moscow 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 Paris and Moscow 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, Moscow (Europe/Moscow) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of 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 Moscow uses the Russian Ruble (RUB). The primary language changes from French in Paris to Russian in Moscow.
The straight-line distance from Paris to Moscow is approximately 2,486 km (1,545 miles, 1,342 nautical miles).
Moscow lies roughly east-northeast of Paris; the initial great-circle bearing is 59° (ENE).
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 Paris to Moscow 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, Moscow (Europe/Moscow) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of 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