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Copenhagen (CPH) – Zurich (ZRH)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
951 km
591 mi · 514 nm
Flight time
1 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
120 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (71 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
444,838
2024 · +6.3%
Flights / week
78
Both directions, average
Seats filled
77%
574,793 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from CPH
199°
Heading from ZRH
16°
Halfway point
51.56, 10.42
Great-circle km
950 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 41,395 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul41.4KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202430,173
Feb 202433,694
Mar 202437,719
Apr 202436,144
May 202439,006
Jun 202439,082
Jul 202441,395
Aug 202439,857
Sep 202437,707
Oct 202438,567
Nov 202433,104
Dec 202438,390
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 362 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJul362AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024291
Feb 2024300
Mar 2024316
Apr 2024343
May 2024355
Jun 2024342
Jul 2024362
Aug 2024342
Sep 2024332
Oct 2024357
Nov 2024355
Dec 2024358

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 950 km.

CPH Copenhagen → ZRH Zurich

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

ZRH Zurich → CPH Copenhagen

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 Copenhagen and Zurich

ZRH
CPH951
RKE938

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

More routes from CPH

Route Distance Passengers / year
CPH → OSL518 km 1,375,473
CPH → ARN548 km 1,299,390
CPH → AMS635 km 1,159,300
CPH → LHR982 km 926,274
CPH → CDG1,006 km 835,847
CPH → AAL239 km 746,650
CPH → HEL895 km 606,871
CPH → LGW987 km 593,922
CPH → AGP2,473 km 577,414
CPH → VIE877 km 566,674

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

Copenhagen (CPH) and Zurich (ZRH) are 951 km (591 miles, 514 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.