What is the distance from Los Angeles to Zurich?

The great-circle distance from Los Angeles to Zurich is 5,924 miles (9,534 km).

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Zurich?

Zurich is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Los Angeles to Zurich produce?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Zurich emits about 1411 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ LAX → ZRH

12H 6M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,924 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time: 12h 6m

Distance: 5,924 mi

Or: 9,534 km

Jet lag: 9h

Flight from Los Angeles to Zurich

From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Zurich?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 12 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,924 miles (9,534 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 6m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,924 mi

9,534 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Zurich timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Zurich

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1411 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 1630 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 391 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

12H 6M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,924 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight from Los Angeles to Zurich

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