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San Francisco (SFO) to Zurich (ZRH) flights
There are direct flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Zürich Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): SWISS and United Airlines. The distance is 9,376 km, about 11h 55m in the air. There are also 19 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.
Live fares for SFO → ZRHSee all routes on the map9,376 kmdistance
~11h 55mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
19one-stop options
Direct flights from San Francisco to Zurich
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → ZRH | SWISS, United Airlines | 9,376 km | ~11h 55m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Amsterdam | KLM then KLM and SWISS | 9,388 km | ~14h 5m |
| CDG Paris | Air France and ITA Airways then Air France and SWISS | 9,438 km | ~14h 10m |
| FRA Frankfurt | Lufthansa and Air New Zealand then Marabu and Ethiopian Airlines | 9,434 km | ~14h 10m |
| ORD Chicago | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then SWISS and United Airlines | 10,095 km | ~15h |
| MUC Munich | Lufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and SWISS | 9,698 km | ~14h 30m |
| LHR London | American Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways | 9,404 km | ~14h 10m |
| JFK New York | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and SWISS | 10,461 km | ~15h 25m |
| EWR Newark | United Airlines then SWISS and United Airlines | 10,451 km | ~15h 25m |
| YYZ Toronto | Air Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and SWISS | 10,118 km | ~15h |
| DUB Dublin | American Airlines and Aer Lingus then Aer Lingus and SWISS | 9,420 km | ~14h 10m |
| LAX Los Angeles | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then SWISS and United Airlines | 10,077 km | ~14h 55m |
| MIA Miami | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then SWISS and United Airlines | 11,999 km | ~17h 20m |
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- San Francisco to Istanbul (IST)
- San Francisco to Amsterdam (AMS)
- San Francisco to Paris (CDG)
- San Francisco to Frankfurt (FRA)
- San Francisco to Dubai (DXB)
- San Francisco to Beijing (PEK)
- San Francisco to Chicago (ORD)
- San Francisco to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- San Francisco to Shanghai (PVG)
- San Francisco to Munich (MUC)
- San Francisco to Guangzhou (CAN)
- San Francisco to London (LHR)
- Istanbul (IST) to Zurich
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Zurich
- Paris (CDG) to Zurich
- Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich
- Dubai (DXB) to Zurich
- Beijing (PEK) to Zurich
- Chicago (ORD) to Zurich
- Barcelona (BCN) to Zurich
- Madrid (MAD) to Zurich
- Shanghai (PVG) to Zurich
- Rome (FCO) to Zurich
- Munich (MUC) to Zurich
Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.