# Distance from Galveston (GLS) to Nice (NCE)

> 8,689 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,689 km / 5,399 mi / 4,692 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → France
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 12:22 in Galveston, it's 19:22 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (NCE is higher than GLS)

## Airports

### [Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gls-galveston-scholes-international-at-galveston-airport/1ef266df-1e77-640a-b9e9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galveston, United States
- ICAO: KGLS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.270000, -94.860000
- Elevation: 6 ft

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:22 in Galveston, it's 19:22 in Nice.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gls-galveston-scholes-international-at-galveston-airport/1ef266df-1e77-640a-b9e9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)