JFK to CDG: distance bands, operating airlines, connection choices and disruption evidence for this direction of travel.
Examples, not a daily timetable. Confirm the operating airline, airports and stops on your booking.
The great-circle distance between JFK and CDG is approximately 5,833 km, in the over 3,500 km band. This endpoint calculation does not add detours. For a through connection, check the original departure and last ticketed destination before selecting a compensation band.
Air France publishes Paris services to both JFK and Newark. CDG–JFK is the pair assessed here: selecting New York as a city does not make the two airports interchangeable. Keep a screenshot of any rebooking to EWR and ask how the airline will complete the agreed journey.
For a standalone JFK–CDG arrival from outside Europe, EU261 generally requires an eligible EU/EEA or Swiss operating carrier. A European ticket seller is insufficient. Keep any compensation or assistance already received under another country's rules in the evidence record.
A domestic French feeder on the same reservation can make JFK the relevant final destination even when the disruption occurred before CDG. A separate train ticket to Charles de Gaulle is different. On the US departure, check Air France versus a partner operating the flight; the seller's logo does not settle EU coverage.
At Charles de Gaulle, “Terminal 2” is not precise enough to plan a disrupted connection. Keep the complete terminal and gate designation and follow the airport's connecting-flight route rather than assuming the arrivals exit is the quickest way.
Feroz Sheikh · Founder and editor, Doha, QatarReviewed 29 September 2026 · Not legal advice · Not a named lawyer review
About the editorPreliminary guidance, not legal advice or a compensation guarantee. Check your booking and official sources.