Distance from Delhi to Paris

The great-circle distance between Delhi, India and Paris, France is 6,586 km (4,092 mi · 3,556 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
6,586 km · 4,092 mi · 3,556 nmi
Initial bearing Delhi → Paris
312° (NW)
Initial bearing Paris → Delhi
80° (E)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 8 h 24 min
Time zones
Delhi UTC+05:30 · Paris UTC+01:00 (-4.5 h)
Sunrise gap today
340 min — the sun rises earlier in Delhi

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
Delhi
28.6519, 77.2315
Sunrise / sunset today
01:09 UTC / 12:02 UTC
Paris
48.8534, 2.3488
Sunrise / sunset today
06:49 UTC / 16:21 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.