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London (LHR) – Zurich (ZRH)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
790 km
491 mi · 427 nm
Flight time
1 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
99 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (59 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,147,298
2024 · +3.2%
Flights / week
164
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
1,362,897 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

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

The way there

Heading from LHR
121°
Heading from ZRH
308°
Halfway point
49.55, 4.23
Great-circle km
788 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Zurich is 1 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 111,548 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec111.5K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202499,155
Feb 202493,788
Mar 2024102,334
Apr 202493,437
May 202488,777
Jun 202487,661
Jul 2024100,681
Aug 202498,602
Sep 202490,276
Oct 202494,875
Nov 202486,164
Dec 2024111,548
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 789 flights
05001KJanFebMar789AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024774
Feb 2024758
Mar 2024789
Apr 2024687
May 2024700
Jun 2024638
Jul 2024674
Aug 2024670
Sep 2024659
Oct 2024702
Nov 2024714
Dec 2024777

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 788 km.

LHR London → ZRH Zurich

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

ZRH Zurich → LHR London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

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 London and Zurich

ZRH
LHR790
LGW755
STN775
LTN809
LCY762
SEN729

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

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802
LHR → LIS1,564 km 1,121,519

More routes from ZRH

Route Distance Passengers / year
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
ZRH → HAM694 km 585,980

Questions

London (LHR) and Zurich (ZRH) are 790 km (491 miles, 427 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.