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Paris (CDG) – Zurich (ZRH)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
477 km
297 mi · 258 nm
Flight time
1 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
109 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (65 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
559,861
2024 · +0.3%
Flights / week
97
Both directions, average
Seats filled
74%
754,184 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_fr), reported by the airport in France, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from CDG to ZRHCDGZRH
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CDG
109°
Heading from ZRH
293°
Halfway point
48.27, 5.60
Great-circle km
476 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 55,815 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct55.8KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202438,679
Feb 202438,913
Mar 202440,987
Apr 202449,279
May 202450,240
Jun 202449,838
Jul 202444,392
Aug 202445,785
Sep 202452,254
Oct 202455,815
Nov 202446,077
Dec 202447,602
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 481 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct481NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024367
Feb 2024349
Mar 2024392
Apr 2024432
May 2024457
Jun 2024460
Jul 2024401
Aug 2024425
Sep 2024468
Oct 2024481
Nov 2024399
Dec 2024416

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 476 km.

CDG Paris → ZRH Zurich

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

ZRH Zurich → CDG Paris

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

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 Paris and Zurich

ZRH
CDG477
ORY482
BVA525

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Paris airports

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

More routes from ZRH

Route Distance Passengers / year
ZRH → LHR790 km 1,147,298
ZRH → BER651 km 861,501
ZRH → AMS604 km 816,734
ZRH → MAD1,240 km 760,806
ZRH → VIE605 km 750,117
ZRH → BCN856 km 729,601
ZRH → PMI995 km 725,871
ZRH → DXB4,774 km 660,510
ZRH → LIS1,726 km 652,212
ZRH → FRA286 km 610,719

Questions

Paris (CDG) and Zurich (ZRH) are 477 km (297 miles, 258 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.