Great-circle route ZRH ↔ LGW. 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.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZRH → LGW Zurich to London |
24/wk | Daily | Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet |
| LGW → ZRH London to Zurich |
24/wk | Daily | Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet |
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 ZRH–LGW nonstop, including Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A320, Embraer Erj-190 E2, Airbus A319 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Zürich Airport and London Gatwick Airport is 468 miles, or 753 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 468 mi |
| Kilometres | 753 km |
| Nautical miles | 407 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 48 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 33m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 468-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 24 a week from Zurich to London and 24 a week from London to Zurich, from our most recent schedule sample.
Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A320, Embraer Erj-190 E2, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
