✈ JFK → ZRH
NEW YORK → ZURICH: 8H 16M, 3,920 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from New York to Zurich
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → New York
How long is the flight from New York to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 8 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,920 miles (6,309 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 16m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,920 mi
6,309 km · great-circle
Avg speed
764 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.
Flights from New York
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- New York → Las Vegas
- New York → Seattle
Long-haul from New York
- New York → Melbourne
- New York → Bali (Denpasar)
- New York → Sydney
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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