Flights Boston → Paris
BOS → CDG
How long is the flight from Boston to Paris?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Paris (CDG) takes 5h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Paris has a moderate on-time performance rate of 50%, with an average delay of 20.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, only four flights have been recorded on this route, which operates using Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The destination airport in Paris opened in 1974 and currently handles over 67 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Boston (BOS) → Paris (CDG) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 31 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Paris: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Paris (CDG) heads north-east for about 5,535 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 57m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 58% of BOS-CDG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Paris it is 3.2 min (atfm).
Across 31 tracked BOS-CDG flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 3.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-CDG
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Paris (CDG) takes 5h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Paris (CDG) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 31 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Paris is 3.23% across 31 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
