Seattle → Paris flights

Target $323–$338 for Seattle–Paris: fares stay in a tight band

Key takeaways

• $338 is the median one-way fare across 30 daily snapshots — a reliable anchor for budgeting.
• The bottom quartile sits at $323, meaning 25% of observed fares came in at or below that level — a realistic target for patient bookers.
• The full range runs $294–$376, a spread of 28% — meaningful enough that timing your purchase matters.
• Half of all fares fell between $323 and $342 (p25–p75), so most shoppers land within a narrow $19 window either side of median.
• The $294 floor exists in the data, but it's an outlier — plan around $323, not $294, to avoid disappointment.

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the SEA → CDG price history page.

The full picture

Seattle–Paris fares in this 30-snapshot window clustered tightly: half of all observed prices landed between $323 and $342, a spread of just $19. That interquartile range tells you the market for this route is relatively stable rather than volatile — you're unlikely to stumble into a fare dramatically below $300, but you're also unlikely to get badly burned if you don't obsess over the exact day you search. The 28% spread from floor ($294) to ceiling ($376) is real but driven largely by outliers at both ends.

The actionable implication is straightforward: set a price alert anchored at $323 (the p25 threshold) and book confidently when you see anything at or below that level. Fares at or under $338 — the median — represent fair value by the standards of this dataset. The $294 low is worth knowing about, but it appeared rarely enough that building a travel plan around hitting it would be optimistic. Conversely, paying $376 or more would put you in the top quartile of observed prices; if you see fares approaching that ceiling, it's worth waiting a short window to see if they ease back toward median.

No dominant carrier is identifiable from this dataset, so carrier-specific booking strategies aren't supported by the data here. Similarly, day-of-week departure patterns cannot be confirmed from price-snapshot data alone — claims about "cheapest days to fly" on this route would go beyond what the numbers show. The honest caveat: 30 snapshots capture a moment in time, and transatlantic fares can shift meaningfully around school holidays, airline schedule changes, and fuel cost swings. Treat the $323–$338 band as a well-grounded reference point, not a guarantee.

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