Bangkok (BKK) – Zurich (ZRH)
- Distance
- 9,064 km
- 5,632 mi · 4,894 nm
- Flight time
- 11 h 30 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 6 h / 5 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,060 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (627 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 434,493
- 2024 · −0.0%
- Flights / week
- 28
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 89%
- 487,426 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_ch), reported by the airport in Switzerland, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BKK
- 317°
- Heading from ZRH
- 79°
- Halfway point
- 40.02, 65.17
- Great-circle km
- 9,054 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 6 h in January, 5 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 38,660 |
| Feb 2024 | 36,335 |
| Mar 2024 | 38,159 |
| Apr 2024 | 36,865 |
| May 2024 | 33,115 |
| Jun 2024 | 32,303 |
| Jul 2024 | 36,230 |
| Aug 2024 | 37,809 |
| Sep 2024 | 35,374 |
| Oct 2024 | 36,350 |
| Nov 2024 | 36,154 |
| Dec 2024 | 37,139 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 124 |
| Feb 2024 | 116 |
| Mar 2024 | 124 |
| Apr 2024 | 119 |
| May 2024 | 122 |
| Jun 2024 | 119 |
| Jul 2024 | 124 |
| Aug 2024 | 124 |
| Sep 2024 | 120 |
| Oct 2024 | 124 |
| Nov 2024 | 120 |
| Dec 2024 | 124 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 9,054 km.
BKK Bangkok → ZRH Zurich
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
ZRH Zurich → BKK Bangkok
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Bangkok and Zurich
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Bangkok airports