Rome (FCO) – Zurich (ZRH)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
693 km
431 mi · 374 nm
Flight time
1 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
87 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (52 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
464,128
2024 · +3.2%
Flights / week
74
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
612,901 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from FCO
336°
Heading from ZRH
154°
Halfway point
44.65, 10.49
Great-circle km
693 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 46,276 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct46.3KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202429,609
Feb 202433,395
Mar 202439,375
Apr 202443,097
May 202442,435
Jun 202441,759
Jul 202440,101
Aug 202442,467
Sep 202441,987
Oct 202446,276
Nov 202431,946
Dec 202431,681
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 372 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMay372JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024266
Feb 2024256
Mar 2024292
Apr 2024357
May 2024372
Jun 2024358
Jul 2024361
Aug 2024353
Sep 2024350
Oct 2024351
Nov 2024257
Dec 2024269

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 693 km.

FCO Rome → ZRH Zurich

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

ZRH Zurich → FCO Rome

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 Rome and Zurich

ZRH
FCO693
CIA706

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

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550

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

Rome (FCO) and Zurich (ZRH) are 693 km (431 miles, 374 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.