Great-circle route ZRH → LHR. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Zurich to London is approximately 1h 36m nonstop. The distance is 490 miles (789 km). There are about 18 nonstop flights from Zurich to London per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZRH → LHR Zürich Airport to London Heathrow Airport |
1h 36m | 490 mi | 72/wk | British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines |
| ZRH → LCY Zürich Airport to London City Airport |
1h 34m | 472 mi | 25/wk | British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines |
| ZRH → LGW Zürich Airport to London Gatwick Airport |
1h 33m | 468 mi | 24/wk | Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet |
| ZRH → LTN Zürich Airport to London Luton Airport |
1h 37m | 501 mi | 4/wk | easyJet |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Zurich to London, including British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Zurich to London is 490 miles, or 789 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 490 mi |
| Kilometres | 789 km |
| Nautical miles | 426 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 125 departures a week, across 4 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 36m in the air on the ZRH–LHR nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 490-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
490 miles (789 km) great-circle between Zürich Airport and London Heathrow Airport.
British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ZRH to LHR, ZRH to LCY, ZRH to LGW, ZRH to LTN. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
