✈ ZRH → SEA
10H 48M, 5,244 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Zurich to Seattle
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Zurich to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Seattle (SEA) 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
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
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.