✈ ZRH → MIA
10H 5M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Zurich to Miami
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Miami International (MIA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Zurich to Miami?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Miami (MIA) takes about 10 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,875 miles (7,845 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 5m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,875 mi
7,845 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Miami timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
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.