✈ ZRH → TPE
12H 5M, 5,917 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Zurich to Taipei
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Taoyuan (TPE), Taiwan Asia
How long is the flight from Zurich to Taipei?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Taipei (TPE) takes about 12 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,917 miles (9,522 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 5m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,917 mi
9,522 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Taipei timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Taipei
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.