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Best Flights from San Francisco to Zurich Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Zurich with the lowest price of $237. The fastest direct flight takes 11h 5m and the fastest connecting – 13h 25m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $597 Find flight	19:25 San Francisco San Francisco	15:30+1 день Zurich Zurich	11h 5m	SWISS International Air Lines	LX39
from $643 Find flight	19:25 San Francisco San Francisco	15:30+1 день Zurich Zurich	11h 5m	United Airlines	UA9725
from $429 Find flight	07:20 San Francisco San Francisco	10:40+1 день Zurich Zurich	18h 20m layover 5h 14m - New York	Alaska Airlines	AS292 LX15
from $455 Find flight	20:40 San Francisco San Francisco	10:10+2 дня Zurich Zurich	28h 30m layover 16h 10m - London	British Airways	BA286 U28471
from $502 Find flight	17:30 San Francisco San Francisco	20:40+1 день Zurich Zurich	18h 10m layover 6h 0m - London	Iberia	IB3625 U22531
from $237 Find flight	22:59 San Francisco San Francisco	19:15+2 дня Zurich Zurich	35h 16m layover 16h 3m - Las Vegas 6h 0m - London	Frontier Airlines	F91850 Z0778 U28473
from $281 Find flight	15:18 San Francisco San Francisco	16:55+2 дня Zurich Zurich	40h 37m layover 23h 45m - Las Vegas 3h 35m - London	Frontier Airlines	F93020 Z0778 BA744
from $350 Find flight	19:00 San Francisco San Francisco	20:40+2 дня Zurich Zurich	40h 40m layover 23h 1m - Los Angeles 2h 30m - Barcelona	Frontier Airlines	F94594 VY9794 VY6248
from $364 Find flight	14:10 San Francisco San Francisco	20:00+1 день Zurich Zurich	20h 50m layover 1h 40m - Rome 4h 50m - Milan	Alitalia	AZ641 AZ2032 LX1623
from $372 Find flight	09:17 San Francisco San Francisco	16:15+1 день Zurich Zurich	21h 58m layover 5h 1m - Newark 3h 0m - Paris	Alaska Airlines	AS20 BF721 LX639
from $376 Find flight	09:17 San Francisco San Francisco	10:10+2 дня Zurich Zurich	39h 53m layover 4h 31m - New York 20h 55m - London	Alaska Airlines	AS20 VS10 U28471
from $385 Find flight	14:40 San Francisco San Francisco	20:00+1 день Zurich Zurich	20h 20m layover 2h 0m - Frankfurt 5h 15m - Milan	Lufthansa	LH455 LH5636 LX1623
from $385 Find flight	20:35 San Francisco San Francisco	07:45+2 дня Zurich Zurich	26h 10m layover 1h 40m - Munich 11h 25m - Milan	Lufthansa	LH459 LH1858 LX1639
from $393 Find flight	06:55 San Francisco San Francisco	12:05+1 день Zurich Zurich	20h 10m layover 4h 59m - Denver 1h 15m - Reykjavik	Frontier Airlines	F91230 FI670 FI568
from $403 Find flight	06:31 San Francisco San Francisco	12:40+1 день Zurich Zurich	21h 9m layover 3h 15m - New York 4h 5m - London	Alaska Airlines	AS30 Z0702 U21542
from $415 Find flight	06:31 San Francisco San Francisco	19:25+1 день Zurich Zurich	27h 54m layover 3h 15m - New York 10h 45m - London	Alaska Airlines	AS30 Z0702 U28469

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 21, 2025

Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Zurich

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Zurich. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
19:25 — 15:30 +1 day	19:25 — 15:30 LX39 SWISS International Air Lines San Francisco — Zurich	11h 5m	Find flight from$597
19:25 — 15:30 +1 day	19:25 — 15:30 UA9725 United Airlines San Francisco — Zurich	11h 5m	Find flight from$643
07:20 — 10:40 +1 day	07:00 — 15:38 AS292 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — New York 5h 14m stop 21:00 — 10:40 LX15 SWISS International Air Lines New York — Zurich	18h 20m including layover	Find flight from$429
16:40 — 16:55 +1 day	16:40 — 10:55 VS20 Virgin Atlantic Airways San Francisco — London 3h 15m stop 14:10 — 16:55 BA744 British Airways London — Zurich	15h 15m including layover	Find flight from$519
06:31 — 12:40 +1 day	06:31 — 15:00 AS30 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — New York 3h 15m stop 18:15 — 06:00 Z0702 Z0 New York — London 4h 5m stop 10:05 — 12:40 U21542 EasyJet London — Zurich	21h 9m including layover	Find flight from$403
06:55 — 12:05 +1 day	06:00 — 09:42 F91230 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 4h 59m stop 15:40 — 06:05 FI670 Icelandair Denver — Reykjavik 1h 15m stop 07:20 — 12:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	20h 10m including layover	Find flight from$393
07:00 — 12:05 +1 day	07:00 — 15:38 AS292 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — New York 3h 47m stop 19:25 — 06:10 FI614 Icelandair New York — Reykjavik 1h 10m stop 07:20 — 12:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	20h 5m including layover	Find flight from$418
09:17 — 16:15 +1 day	09:17 — 17:59 AS20 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Newark 5h 1m stop 23:00 — 12:00 BF721 Bluebird Cargo Newark — Paris 3h stop 15:00 — 16:15 LX639 SWISS International Air Lines Paris — Zurich	21h 58m including layover	Find flight from$372
09:17 — 10:10 +2 days	09:17 — 17:59 AS20 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — New York 4h 31m stop 22:30 — 10:30 VS10 Virgin Atlantic Airways New York — London 20h 55m stop 07:25 — 10:10 U28471 EasyJet London — Zurich	39h 53m including layover	Find flight from$376
11:55 — 17:10 +1 day	11:55 — 19:53 AC740 Air Canada San Francisco — Toronto 1h 37m stop 21:30 — 09:20 AC810 Air Canada Toronto — Lisbon 4h stop 13:20 — 17:10 TP932 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Zurich	20h 15m including layover	Find flight from$521
12:00 — 16:45 +1 day	12:00 — 20:35 VS4762 Virgin Atlantic Airways San Francisco — New York 1h 55m stop 22:30 — 10:30 VS10 Virgin Atlantic Airways New York — London 3h 15m stop 13:45 — 16:45 LX333 SWISS International Air Lines London — Zurich	19h 45m including layover	Find flight from$503
12:00 — 16:55 +1 day	12:00 — 17:30 BA5598 British Airways San Francisco — Dallas 1h stop 18:30 — 09:40 BA192 British Airways Dallas — London 4h 30m stop 14:10 — 16:55 BA744 British Airways London — Zurich	19h 55m including layover	Find flight from$530
13:55 — 19:25 +1 day	13:55 — 17:44 WS1509 WestJet San Francisco — Calgary 3h 25m stop 21:10 — 12:50 WS18 WestJet Calgary — London 3h 55m stop 16:45 — 19:25 U28469 EasyJet London — Zurich	20h 30m including layover	Find flight from$463
13:55 — 21:30 +1 day	13:55 — 17:44 WS1509 WestJet San Francisco — Calgary 3h 25m stop 21:10 — 12:50 WS18 WestJet Calgary — London 5h 50m stop 18:40 — 21:30 LX327 SWISS International Air Lines London — Zurich	22h 35m including layover	Find flight from$508
14:10 — 20:00 +1 day	14:10 — 11:20 AZ641 Alitalia San Francisco — Rome 1h 40m stop 13:00 — 14:10 AZ2032 Alitalia Rome — Milan 4h 50m stop 19:00 — 20:00 LX1623 SWISS International Air Lines Milan — Zurich	20h 50m including layover	Find flight from$364
14:40 — 20:00 +1 day	14:40 — 10:30 LH455 Lufthansa San Francisco — Frankfurt 2h stop 12:35 — 13:50 LH5636 Lufthansa Frankfurt — Milan 5h 15m stop 19:00 — 20:00 LX1623 SWISS International Air Lines Milan — Zurich	20h 20m including layover	Find flight from$385
15:15 — 10:40 +2 days	15:15 — 16:57 F93020 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 5h 40m stop 22:37 — 06:29 F93238 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — New York 14h 31m stop 21:00 — 10:40 LX15 SWISS International Air Lines New York — Zurich	34h 25m including layover	Find flight from$359
15:18 — 16:55 +2 days	15:18 — 17:00 F93020 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 23h 45m stop 16:45 — 10:35 Z0778 Z0 Las Vegas — London 3h 35m stop 14:10 — 16:55 BA744 British Airways London — Zurich	40h 37m including layover	Find flight from$281
16:40 — 21:10 +1 day	16:40 — 11:35 TP238 TAP Portugal San Francisco — Lisbon 1h 45m stop 13:20 — 16:50 TP436 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Paris 3h 5m stop 19:55 — 21:10 LX645 SWISS International Air Lines Paris — Zurich	19h 30m including layover	Find flight from$452
17:30 — 20:40 +1 day	17:30 — 12:00 IB3625 Iberia San Francisco — London 1h 20m stop 13:20 — 16:30 IB3662 Iberia London — Barcelona 2h 15m stop 18:45 — 20:40 VY6248 Vueling Barcelona — Zurich	18h 10m including layover	Find flight from$456
17:30 — 20:40 +1 day	17:30 — 12:00 BA284 British Airways San Francisco — London 1h 20m stop 13:20 — 16:30 BA480 British Airways London — Barcelona 2h 15m stop 18:45 — 20:40 VY6248 Vueling Barcelona — Zurich	18h 10m including layover	Find flight from$457
19:00 — 20:40 +2 days	19:00 — 20:29 F94594 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 23h 1m stop 19:30 — 16:15 VY9794 Vueling Los Angeles — Barcelona 2h 30m stop 18:45 — 20:40 VY6248 Vueling Barcelona — Zurich	40h 40m including layover	Find flight from$350
19:15 — 20:40 +2 days	19:15 — 14:10 TP238 TAP Portugal San Francisco — Lisbon 3h 20m stop 17:30 — 20:20 TP1038 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Barcelona 22h 25m stop 18:45 — 20:40 VY6248 Vueling Barcelona — Zurich	40h 25m including layover	Find flight from$471
20:35 — 07:45 +2 days	20:35 — 16:35 LH459 Lufthansa San Francisco — Munich 1h 40m stop 18:15 — 19:20 LH1858 Lufthansa Munich — Milan 11h 25m stop 06:45 — 07:45 LX1639 SWISS International Air Lines Milan — Zurich	26h 10m including layover	Find flight from$385
20:35 — 07:45 +2 days	20:35 — 16:35 LH459 Lufthansa San Francisco — Munich 2h 45m stop 18:20 — 19:25 LH9514 Lufthansa Munich — Milan 10h 20m stop 06:45 — 07:45 LX1639 SWISS International Air Lines Milan — Zurich	26h 10m including layover	Find flight from$443
22:59 — 19:15 +2 days	22:59 — 00:42 F91850 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 16h 3m stop 16:45 — 10:35 Z0778 Z0 Las Vegas — London 6h stop 16:35 — 19:15 U28473 EasyJet London — Zurich	35h 16m including layover	Find flight from$237
22:59 — 16:55 +2 days	22:59 — 00:42 F91850 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 16h 3m stop 16:45 — 10:35 Z0778 Z0 Las Vegas — London 3h 35m stop 14:10 — 16:55 BA744 British Airways London — Zurich	32h 56m including layover	Find flight from$281

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 21, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to Zurich depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Zurich is 9376 miles. Time difference between the cities is 9h. Airplanes depart 05:14 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 05:14 to 23:59 to 1 Zurich airport. Average flight time is 11h 5m.

The fastest flight 11h 5m
Average flight time 11h 5m
The earliest flight 05:14
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 5826 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Zurich are january (from 237 $), february (from 350 $), november (from 387 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 425 $), november (from 387 $), february (from 350 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Zurich?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $237. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91850 flight by Frontier Airlines for January 22, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 22:59 am and arrives at Zurich Zurich at 19:15.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Zurich is served by 18 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 118 departures per week at the price of from $ 521 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by SAS airline - from $ 2600.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is LX39 by SWISS International Air Lines takes 11h 5m and the cheapest is F91850 by Frontier Airlines for $597.

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Connecting Flights

There are 494 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA926 by United Airlines takes 13h 25m and the cheapest is F91850 by Frontier Airlines for $237.

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UA - United Airlines

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FI - Icelandair

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OS - Austrian Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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TK - Turkish Airlines

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AY - Finnair

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AZ - Alitalia

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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Zurich from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

San Francisco-SFO

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Zurich airports

Zurich-ZRH

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Airplanes

There are flights to Zurich from San Francisco by 18 airlines that use 3 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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Boeing 757

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