✈ HKG → ZRH
11H 48M, 5,766 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Hong Kong to Zurich
From Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
How long is the flight from Hong Kong to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 11 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,766 miles (9,280 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,766 mi
9,280 km · great-circle
Avg speed
787 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Hong Kong timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Hong_Kong
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.