Distance from Cardiff to Paris

The distance between Cardiff, United Kingdom and Paris, France is 491 kilometers (305 miles).

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Paris, Île-de-France, France

From Cardiff to Paris, the straight-line distance is 491 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cardiff at 17 meters above sea level and Paris at 42 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Jet fighter 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
Cardiff, United Kingdom

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/London

Coordinates: 51.48° N 3.18° W

Elevation: 17 m (56 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Cardiff Airport (CWL)
  • Bristol Airport (BRS)
  • Bristol Filton Airport (FZO)
  • Swansea Airport (SWS)
  • RNAS Yeovilton (YEO)
Paris, France

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Paris

Coordinates: 48.8534° N 2.3488° E

Elevation: 42 m (138 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Villacoublay-Vélizy (BA 107) Air Base (VIY)
  • Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG)
  • Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Other distances from Cardiff

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cardiff to London 212 km
From Cardiff to Birmingham 142 km
From Cardiff to Liverpool 215 km
From Cardiff to Glasgow 493 km
From Cardiff to Sheffield 242 km

Other distances from Paris

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Paris to Marseille 661 km
From Paris to Lyon 393 km
From Paris to Toulouse 588 km
From Paris to Nice 686 km
From Paris to Nantes 343 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Cardiff and Paris.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Washington, United States Cleveland, United States 491 km
Brussels, Belgium Bristol, United Kingdom 490 km
Belgrade, Serbia Vienna, Austria 492 km
Los Angeles, United States San Jose, United States 492 km
Columbus, United States Brampton, Canada 493 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil 489 km
Phoenix, United States Hermosillo, Mexico 493 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom 493 km
Kanpur, India Patna, India 489 km
Mississauga, Canada Columbus, United States 488 km
Paris, France Newport, United Kingdom 488 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Brussels, Belgium 488 km
Cartagena, Colombia Panama City, Panama 494 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Manchester, United Kingdom 495 km
Paris, France Leicester, United Kingdom 487 km
Tijuana, Mexico Mesa, United States 495 km
Cúcuta, Colombia Ibagué, Colombia 487 km
Lima, Peru Trujillo, Peru 487 km
Madrid, Spain Gibraltar, Gibraltar 496 km

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