Boston (BOS) – Paris (CDG)
- Distance
- 5,550 km
- 3,449 mi · 2,997 nm
- Flight time
- 6 h 58 min / 7 h 58 min
- Average gate to gate: BOS → CDG / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 648 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (383 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 532,571
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −2.5%
- Flights / week
- 49
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 627,390 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- AF, DL, B6
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BOS
- 55°
- Heading from CDG
- 292°
- Halfway point
- 51.97, -36.77
- Great-circle km
- 5,535 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air BOS → CDG
- 6 h 20 min
- In the air CDG → BOS
- 7 h 25 min
- Clocks
- Paris is 6 h ahead of Boston
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 56,851 |
| Sep 2025 | 50,361 |
| Oct 2025 | 49,326 |
| Nov 2025 | 35,308 |
| Dec 2025 | 37,625 |
| Jan 2026 | 33,057 |
| Feb 2026 | 26,731 |
| Mar 2026 | 38,213 |
| Apr 2026 | 46,754 |
| May 2026 | 52,074 |
| Jun 2026 | 51,873 |
| Jul 2026 | 54,398 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 250 |
| Sep 2025 | 234 |
| Oct 2025 | 233 |
| Nov 2025 | 180 |
| Dec 2025 | 183 |
| Jan 2026 | 167 |
| Feb 2026 | 144 |
| Mar 2026 | 189 |
| Apr 2026 | 224 |
| May 2026 | 248 |
| Jun 2026 | 238 |
| Jul 2026 | 246 |
Airlines flying BOS–CDG nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AFCompagnie Natl Air France | 21 | 52% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 14 | 33% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 14 | 15% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 1,038 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 721 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 714 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 23 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 15 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 14 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 5 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 3 flights
Also carried: 7,784 tonnes of freight and 1 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,535 km.
BOS Boston → CDG Paris
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
CDG Paris → BOS Boston
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Boston and Paris
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Paris airports