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✈ MEX → ZRH

12H 16M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
12h 16m
Distance
6,012 mi
Or
9,675 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Mexico City to Zurich

From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America  →  Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → Mexico City

How long is the flight from Mexico City to Zurich?

A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 12 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,012 miles (9,675 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 16m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,012 mi

9,675 km · great-circle

Avg speed

789 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Zurich timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Zurich

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1432 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1654 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 397 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.

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