Flights London → Paris
LHR → CDG
How long is the flight from London to Paris?
The flight from London (LHR) to Paris (CDG) takes 58 min 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
This flight route operates between London and Paris, featuring an impressive on-time performance rate of 88%, with flights typically departing without delay as the average delay is zero minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen twenty total flights using various Airbus models including the A320, A319, and A321, serving a destination airport that opened in 1974 and currently handles over sixty-seven million passengers annually.
The London (LHR) → Paris (CDG) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, British Airways. Across 36 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.4/100 (low), 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 London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Paris: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Paris (CDG) heads south-east for about 348 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 72% of LHR-CDG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Paris it is 3.2 min (atfm).
Across 36 tracked LHR-CDG flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of -0 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-CDG
The flight from London (LHR) to Paris (CDG) takes 58 min 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 London (LHR) -> Paris (CDG) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of -0 minutes, based on 36 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Paris is 0.00% across 36 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, British Airways.
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The London-Paris route is about 348 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £220, barring extraordinary circumstances.
