✈ ZRH → JFK
ZURICH → NEW YORK: 8H 16M, 3,920 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Zurich to New York
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → Zurich
How long is the flight from Zurich to New York?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to New York (JFK) 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
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
New York 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.
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
More flights to North America
Flights to New York
Nearest origins
- Boston → New York
- Toronto → New York
- Chicago → New York
- Atlanta → New York
- Miami → New York
- Dallas → New York
- Cancun → New York
- Mexico City → New York
- Las Vegas → New York
- Seattle → New York
Long-haul to New York
- Melbourne → New York
- Bali (Denpasar) → New York
- Sydney → New York
- Singapore → New York
- Kuala Lumpur → New York
- Auckland → New York
- Bangkok → New York
- Manila → New York
- Hong Kong → New York
- Johannesburg → New York