Paris, France → Tokyo, Japan
5,244 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Paris to Tokyo is 9,712 km (6,035 miles). Tokyo lies roughly north-northeast of Paris; the initial great-circle bearing is 33° (NNE). It is an international route from France to Japan, crossing from Europe to Asia.
Paris (Île-de-France, France) sits at 48.8566°N, 2.3522°E; Tokyo (Kanto, Japan) is at 35.6762°N, 139.6503°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 33° (NNE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~12h 38min | 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 Tokyo — 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 Tokyo lies at approximately 67.4718°N, 86.0364°E — the position that is an equal 4,856 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 7 or 8 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 Tokyo uses the Japanese Yen (JPY). The primary language changes from French in Paris to Japanese in Tokyo.
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The straight-line distance from Paris to Tokyo is approximately 9,712 km (6,035 miles, 5,244 nautical miles).
Tokyo lies roughly north-northeast of Paris; the initial great-circle bearing is 33° (NNE).
Estimated flight time is about 12h 38min (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 Tokyo — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 7 or 8 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