✈ ZRH → YVR
10H 38M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Zurich to Vancouver
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → YVR (YVR), Canada North America
How long is the flight from Zurich to Vancouver?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Vancouver (YVR) takes about 10 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,162 miles (8,308 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,162 mi
8,308 km · great-circle
Avg speed
781 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
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.