Flying to Zurich from the US
Flying to Zurich costs a median $672 round trip from the US, ranking it 6 of 40 European cities. Cheapest from Boston at $532.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $672
- Median round trip from the US, across every gateway
- #6 of 40
- Rank among European cities, cheapest first
- $532
- Cheapest fare found, from Boston
- $229
- Spread between the best and worst US gateway
Every US gateway to Zurich
The cheapest one-week round trip found from each US metro, all searched on the same day. The spread between top and bottom is $229, which is what shopping departure airports is worth on this route.
- Boston$532
- New York$548
- Washington DC$558
- Raleigh$583
- Seattle$593
- Denver$603
- Miami$608
- Orlando$629
- Philadelphia$647
- Portland$648
- Las Vegas$660
- Chicago$665
- Atlanta$672
- Los Angeles$672
- San Francisco$672
- Minneapolis$691
- Tampa$700
- Detroit$705
- Houston$718
- Nashville$721
- Dallas$724
- Austin$730
- Salt Lake City$732
- Phoenix$737
- San Diego$751
- Charlotte$761
Which airlines fly there, and what they charge
A separate comparison, holding the dates fixed at November 8–14, 2026 so the difference between two rows is the airline rather than the week.
| Airline | From | Routing | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icelandair | BOS | via KEF | $548 |
| TAP Air Portugal | JFK | via LIS | $630 |
| Icelandair | MCO | via KEF | $633 |
| Air Serbia | JFK | via BEG | $698 |
| TAP Air Portugal | BOS | via OPO | $700 |
| SWISS | BOS | nonstop to ZRH | $708 |
| SWISS | JFK | nonstop to ZRH | $725 |
| Air France | BOS | via CDG | $750 |
| TAP Air Portugal | ORD | via LIS | $752 |
| SAS | BOS | via CPH | $759 |
| Turkish Airlines | ORD | via IST | $759 |
| SWISS | LAX | nonstop to ZRH | $762 |
| Aer Lingus | BOS | via DUB | $764 |
| Aer Lingus | JFK | via DUB | $764 |
| SAS | JFK | via CPH | $769 |
| Lufthansa | LAX | via MUC | $769 |
| Air Canada | LAX | via YYZ | $777 |
| American | LAX | via PHL | $783 |
| United | MCO | via IAD | $799 |
| Air Canada | MCO | via YYZ | $809 |
| United | LAX | via IAD | $857 |
| United | ORD | nonstop to ZRH | $857 |
| SWISS | ORD | nonstop to ZRH | $857 |
| Turkish Airlines | LAX | via IST | $859 |
| Air Canada | ORD | via YYZ | $866 |
| SAS | LAX | via CPH | $887 |
| Icelandair | ORD | via KEF | $896 |
| SAS | ORD | via CPH | $969 |
| Aer Lingus | LAX | via DUB | $996 |
| Aer Lingus | ORD | via DUB | $1164 |
| American | MCO | via PHL | $1312 |
| Delta | JFK | nonstop to ZRH | $1624 |
| KLM | JFK | via AMS | $1655 |
| Air France | LAX | via CDG | $1962 |
How Zurich compares
At a $672 median, Zurich ranks 6 of 40 European cities we price, and 33 of 40 on how much your departure airport matters. Other Western Europe cities in the data:
For the full ranking and why northern Europe is consistently cheaper to reach, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. For every gateway at once, see the airports hub.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to Zurich from the US?
- A median of $672 round trip in economy, across 26 US gateway metros priced on August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest was $532 from Boston and the most expensive $761 from Charlotte. That ranks Zurich 6 of 40 European cities on price.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to Zurich?
- Boston, at $532, followed by New York at $548 and Washington DC at $558. Worth knowing that the cheapest gateway to Zurich is often not the cheapest gateway overall — the two questions have different answers.
- Is it worth flying from a different airport to reach Zurich?
- Usually not. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive US gateway to Zurich is only $229, which is narrow by our data — ranking 33 of 40 on spread. Book from wherever you actually live.
- Which airline is cheapest to Zurich?
- On our fixed comparison week (November 8–14, 2026), Icelandair was cheapest into Zurich at $548 via KEF, against Air France at $1962. That comparison holds every date constant, so the difference is the airline rather than the week.
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