Vancouver to Paris flight path: YVR to CDG

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Vancouver to Paris. While the right side wins the Vancouver departure, the left side dominates the long cruise phase with views over Hudson Bay, the Labrador coast, and southern Greenland's ice cap, plus a bonus glimpse of Paris on final approach—making it the stronger side across the full flight.

During takeoff from Vancouver International (YVR), sit on the Right side for the best views. YVR departures for eastbound European routes typically climb out over the Strait of Georgia then bank right toward the northeast, swinging the right side of the aircraft over Vancouver's downtown skyline, Burrard Inlet, and the North Shore mountains. It's a genuinely dramatic urban-plus-mountain send-off. Notable sights include: North Shore Mountains (Grouse, Seymour, Cypress), Downtown Vancouver skyline, Burrard Inlet, Strait of Georgia with Gulf Islands beyond.

When landing at Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Left side for the best views. On approach into CDG from the northwest, the descent path curves south of the airport before turning onto final for the westward-facing runways, giving left-side passengers a distant but clear view of the Paris skyline and the Seine winding through the Île-de-France countryside. Notable sights include: Paris skyline with the Eiffel Tower and La Défense towers, the Seine river, patchwork farmland of the Île-de-France plain, Roissy-area suburbs.

The flight from Vancouver International (YVR) to Charles De Gaulle (CDG) takes 8h 50m.

Hudson Bay coastline, Labrador Sea, southern Greenland's ice cap and coastal fjords, North Atlantic, southern Ireland's coast, English Channel approaching northern France