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Zurich (ZRH) to New York (JFK) flights

There are direct flights from Zurich Zürich Airport to New York John F Kennedy International Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines, SWISS and United Airlines. The distance is 6,309 km, about 8h 10m in the air. There are also 29 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for ZRH → JFKSee all routes on the map
6,309 kmdistance
~8h 10mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
29one-stop options

Direct flights from Zurich to New York

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ZRH → JFKAmerican Airlines, SWISS, United Airlines6,309 km~8h 10m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM and SWISS then KLM6,450 km~10h 30m
CDG ParisHOP! and Air France then American Airlines and Air France6,310 km~10h 20m
FRA FrankfurtEthiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Air France and Ethiopian Airlines6,475 km~10h 35m
BCN BarcelonaIberia and SWISS then American Airlines and Air France7,007 km~11h 15m
MAD MadridIberia and SWISS then American Airlines and Air France7,002 km~11h 10m
FCO RomeITA Airways and easyJet then American Airlines and Finnair7,560 km~11h 55m
MUC MunichAirDolomiti and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and United Airlines6,742 km~10h 55m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and British Airways then American Airlines and Air France6,328 km~10h 25m
YYZ TorontoAir Canada and SWISS then American Airlines and Air Canada7,079 km~11h 20m
DUB DublinAer Lingus and SWISS then American Airlines and Air France6,340 km~10h 25m
VIE ViennaSWISS and Austrian Airlines then Austrian Airlines and United Airlines7,408 km~11h 40m
MAN ManchesterSWISS then American Airlines and Finnair6,369 km~10h 25m

More from Zurich and New York

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.