Flights Zurich → Copenhagen
ZRH → CPH
How long is the flight from Zurich to Copenhagen?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Copenhagen (CPH) takes 1h 25m 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 from Zurich to Copenhagen boasts a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, with all ten flights recorded having zero mean delay minutes. The diverse fleet includes Airbus A321, A320, and A319 aircraft, as well as Canadair Regional Jet 900 models, serving the busy Copenhagen Airport which handles over twenty million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Zurich (ZRH) → Copenhagen (CPH) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines, Scandinavian Airlines System. Across 112 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.89%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Copenhagen the average ATFM delay is 0.6 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Copenhagen: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Copenhagen (CPH) heads north for about 950 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of ZRH-CPH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Copenhagen it is 0.6 min (atfm).
Across 112 tracked ZRH-CPH flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Airlines System (SK) | 74% | 17 min | 1.8% |
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 44% | 36 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ZRH-CPH
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Copenhagen (CPH) takes 1h 25m 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 Zurich (ZRH) -> Copenhagen (CPH) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 112 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Copenhagen is 0.89% across 112 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Swiss International Air Lines, Scandinavian Airlines System.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Copenhagen, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
