Cheap Flights from Heathrow to Zurich

Flights from Heathrow to Zurich are operated by 9 airliners – American Airlines, SWISS, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Qantas Airways, Air Canada, Cathay Pacific Airways, BMI and JAL. The most popular are provided by SWISS. They operate around 6 flights a day departing from London Heathrow and arriving at Zürich-Kloten. In the morning there is 14 flights, 21 flights in the evening and 7 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 05:59 and latest departure at 20:07. Please be aware that flight times and the number of flights will vary between summer and winter months. The most common flight number for this flight is LX 317, LX 325, LX 327, LX 333, LX 339 and LX 345.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. BMI offers 6 flights a day from London Heathrow to Zürich-Kloten between the hours of 05:59 and 20:07. The flight numbers for these flights are BD 6781, BD 6783, BD 6785, BD 6787, BD 6789 and BD 6791.

SWISS flight prices from London Heathrow to Zürich-Kloten can be found at www.swiss.com

Daily Flights

Below you find a list of all the airliners that operate flights from Heathrow to Zurich and how many flights depart on a per day basis.

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
SWISS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
BMI
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
British Airways
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
American Airlines
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Cathay Pacific Airways
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Air Canada
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Qantas Airways
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
JAL
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Edelweiss Air
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

Flight Routes

You will find alternative routes from Heathrow to Zurich that require 1 or more stops. On some occassions the timing may be more convenient or a quicker route. The table below shows some of the alternative route that are possible.

Route
Stops
Total Distance
Weekly Flights
Heathrow > Zurich
0
815 Km (506 Miles)
79
1
855 Km (531 Miles)
78
Heathrow > Frankfurt > Zurich
1
970 Km (603 Miles)
77
1
980 Km (609 Miles)
74
1
1,245 Km (774 Miles)
67
1
1,665 Km (1,035 Miles)
65
1
1,010 Km (628 Miles)
63
Heathrow > Hamburg > Zurich
1
1,490 Km (926 Miles)
56
1
1,180 Km (733 Miles)
42
1
2,580 Km (1,603 Miles)
42
1
930 Km (578 Miles)
41
Heathrow > Barcelona > Zurich
1
2,075 Km (1,289 Miles)
28
1
2,215 Km (1,376 Miles)
28
Heathrow > Nice > Zurich
1
12,375 Km (7,689 Miles)
28
Heathrow > Manchester > Zurich
1
1,295 Km (805 Miles)
27

Return flight are operated by 7 airliners which include American Airlines, SWISS, British Airways, Qantas Airways, Air Canada, Cathay Pacific Airways and BMI. More information on return flights can be found on our Flights from Zurich to Heathrow page.

Alternative routes to Zurich

As a substitute, you will discover that London City Airport also give flights to Zurich which could be more fitting for you. London City Airport has around 63 flights a week though you will find the number of flights vary from month to month so check with the airline currier for the most up to date information.

If you wish to look at this alternative solution then remember London City is around 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Heathrow. Choosing this root would probably require you look at alternative travel arrangement or look at alternative airport parking where costs could vary from airport parking provided at Heathrow. More information can be found at Flights from London City to Zurich. Flights to Zurich are also available from Birmingham International Airport; 21 flights a day depart from the airport.

Route
Stops
Total Distance
Weekly Flights
London City > Zurich
0
760 Km (472 Miles)
63
0
920 Km (572 Miles)
21
Gatwick > Zurich
0
755 Km (469 Miles)
12
Luton > Zurich
0
805 Km (500 Miles)
11
1
940 Km (584 Miles)
63
1
965 Km (600 Miles)
58
1
965 Km (600 Miles)
56
1
1,045 Km (649 Miles)
48
1
1,045 Km (649 Miles)
43
1
1,050 Km (652 Miles)
42

Arriving at Zurich

Hiring a car at Zurich can be expensive if you book on arrival so we would recommend booking in advanced. Car hire is generally cheaper to pre book and you can find some of the best deals on our page. If you are being collected then they can made use of our Zurich Airport Arrivals page which provides upto the minute information on your flights status.

The time zone at Zurich is different to Heathrow so bare this in mind when you arrive. The time zone is GMT +1.0 compared to GMT +0.0.

Getting to your destination from Zürich-Kloten Airport should be reasonably easy and quick. Zürich-Kloten Airport is around 12 kilometers (7 miles) from the center of Zurich where a lot of people are intended to travel to. Most airports generally have a number of transport methods situated at the airport so this gurney should be quick and simple. Zurich has a population of over 341,700 so you if you are searching for places to stay then there should a number of hotels and hostels.