✈ LAX → ZRH
12H 6M, 5,924 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Los Angeles to Zurich
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.