✈ ZRH → LHR
1H 49M, 490 MI. ZURICH → LONDON. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.
Flight from Zurich to London
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe
↔ Flying the other way? London → Zurich
How long is the flight from Zurich to London?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to London (LHR) takes about 1 hour 49 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 490 miles (788 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h 49m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
490 mi
788 km · great-circle
Avg speed
435 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from Zurich
Nearest destinations
- Zurich → Milan
- Zurich → Munich
- Zurich → Frankfurt
- Zurich → Paris
- Zurich → Brussels
- Zurich → Prague
- Zurich → Amsterdam
- Zurich → Vienna
- Zurich → Berlin
- Zurich → Rome
Long-haul from Zurich
- Zurich → Auckland
- Zurich → Sydney
- Zurich → Melbourne
- Zurich → Bali (Denpasar)
- Zurich → Santiago
- Zurich → Buenos Aires
- Zurich → Manila
- Zurich → Singapore
- Zurich → Kuala Lumpur
- Zurich → Mexico City
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Flights to London
Nearest origins
- Manchester → London
- Paris → London
- Brussels → London
- Amsterdam → London
- Dublin → London
- Edinburgh → London
- Frankfurt → London
- Milan → London
- Munich → London
- Berlin → London
Long-haul to London
- Auckland → London
- Sydney → London
- Melbourne → London
- Bali (Denpasar) → London
- Santiago → London
- Buenos Aires → London
- Singapore → London
- Manila → London
- Kuala Lumpur → London
- Taipei → London