Flights Birmingham → Zurich
BHX → ZRH
How long is the flight from Birmingham to Zurich?
The flight from Birmingham (BHX) to Zurich (ZRH) takes 1h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Birmingham to Zurich, utilizing aircraft such as the Fokker 100 and Avro RJ100. The destination airport in Zurich opened in 1948 and currently handles over thirty-one million passengers annually.
The Birmingham (BHX) → Zurich (ZRH) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines. Across 10 flights monitored in recent months, 44% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Zurich: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Birmingham (BHX) to Zurich (ZRH) heads south-east for about 921 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Birmingham on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of BHX-ZRH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Zurich it is 0.7 min (atfm).
Across 10 tracked BHX-ZRH flights, 44% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 44% | 36 min | 1.6% |
Airlines operating BHX-ZRH
Frequently asked questions about BHX-ZRH
The flight from Birmingham (BHX) to Zurich (ZRH) takes 1h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Birmingham (BHX) -> Zurich (ZRH) route, on-time performance is 44% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 10 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Birmingham-Zurich is 0.00% across 10 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Swiss International Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Zurich, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Birmingham-Zurich route is about 921 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £220, barring extraordinary circumstances.
