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Flights London → Paris

LHR → CDG

10.6
Average risk (Low)
88%
On-time
0 min
Average delay
0.0%
Cancellations
3
Airlines

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.

UK261 compensation on this route

About ~348 km · in case of disruption you may be entitled to up to £220 (UK Regulation 261).

The London (LHR) → Paris (CDG) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, British Airways. Across 20 flights monitored in recent months, 88% 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 10.6/100 (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 51m.

Departures from London on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 60% 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 20 tracked LHR-CDG flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 0 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
1h ahead
Arrival (dest. local time)
14:51
Elevation CDG
392 ft
Typical aircraft
Airbus A320, Airbus A319
Est. CO₂/passenger
~35 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Air France (AF) 82% 18 min 3.3%
British Airways (BA) 77% 17 min 2.4%
American Airlines (AA) 74% 16 min 3.0%

Frequently asked questions about LHR-CDG

On the London (LHR) -> Paris (CDG) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 0 minutes, based on 20 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on London-Paris is 0.00% across 20 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, British Airways.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Paris, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.