Great-circle route LHR ↔ ZRH. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → ZRH London to Zurich |
75/wk | Daily | British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines |
| ZRH → LHR Zurich to London |
72/wk | Daily | British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
2 airlines fly the LHR–ZRH nonstop, including British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport and Zürich Airport 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. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 147 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 36m in the air. 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.
About 75 a week from London to Zurich and 72 a week from Zurich to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
