✈ YVR → ZRH
10H 38M FROM VANCOUVER TO ZURICH. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Vancouver to Zurich
From YVR (YVR), Canada North America → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 10 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,162 miles (8,308 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,162 mi
8,308 km · great-circle
Avg speed
781 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
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.