Dubai (DXB) – Zurich (ZRH)
- Distance
- 4,774 km
- 2,966 mi · 2,578 nm
- Flight time
- 6 h 25 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 3 h / 2 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 558 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (330 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 660,510
- 2024 · +0.5%
- Flights / week
- 42
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 821,353 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 DXB
- 313°
- Heading from ZRH
- 104°
- Halfway point
- 38.70, 35.52
- Great-circle km
- 4,769 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 3 h in January, 2 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 6 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 49,312 |
| Feb 2024 | 53,622 |
| Mar 2024 | 50,819 |
| Apr 2024 | 59,527 |
| May 2024 | 61,602 |
| Jun 2024 | 56,683 |
| Jul 2024 | 60,382 |
| Aug 2024 | 57,081 |
| Sep 2024 | 50,991 |
| Oct 2024 | 57,126 |
| Nov 2024 | 49,034 |
| Dec 2024 | 54,331 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 187 |
| Feb 2024 | 177 |
| Mar 2024 | 183 |
| Apr 2024 | 165 |
| May 2024 | 185 |
| Jun 2024 | 180 |
| Jul 2024 | 186 |
| Aug 2024 | 181 |
| Sep 2024 | 181 |
| Oct 2024 | 187 |
| Nov 2024 | 184 |
| Dec 2024 | 186 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 4,769 km.
DXB Dubai → 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 → DXB Dubai
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 Dubai and Zurich
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports