✈ SEA → ZRH
10H 48M FROM SEATTLE TO ZURICH. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Seattle to Zurich
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
How long is the flight from Seattle to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 10 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,244 miles (8,439 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,244 mi
8,439 km · great-circle
Avg speed
782 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle 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.