✈ LHR → ZRH
1H 49M FROM LONDON TO ZURICH. PACK A BOOK YOU WON'T FINISH.
Flight from London to Zurich
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → London
How long is the flight from London to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 1 hour 49 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 490 miles (788 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h 49m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
490 mi
788 km · great-circle
Avg speed
435 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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Long-haul from London
- London → Auckland
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Flights to Zurich
Nearest origins
- Milan → Zurich
- Munich → Zurich
- Frankfurt → Zurich
- Paris → Zurich
- Brussels → Zurich
- Prague → Zurich
- Amsterdam → Zurich
- Vienna → Zurich
- Berlin → Zurich
- Rome → Zurich
Long-haul to Zurich
- Auckland → Zurich
- Sydney → Zurich
- Melbourne → Zurich
- Bali (Denpasar) → Zurich
- Santiago → Zurich
- Buenos Aires → Zurich
- Manila → Zurich
- Singapore → Zurich
- Kuala Lumpur → Zurich
- Mexico City → Zurich