Flights Zurich → Paris
ZRH → CDG
How long is the flight from Zurich to Paris?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Paris (CDG) takes about 1h 1m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route connects Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, with Paris, whose airport handles over 67 million passengers annually. The journey is served by a mix of aircraft including Airbus A318, Airbus A320, Avro RJ100, and Airbus A319, providing frequent and reliable connections between these two major European cities.
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.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Paris (CDG) route is operated by Air France, Swiss International Air Lines. Across 110 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Paris: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Paris (CDG) heads north-west for about 476 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of ZRH-CDG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Paris it is 3.2 min (atfm).
Across 110 tracked ZRH-CDG flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 44% | 36 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ZRH-CDG
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Paris (CDG) takes about 1h 1m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Zurich (ZRH) -> Paris (CDG) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 110 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Paris is 2.73% across 110 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air France, Swiss International Air Lines.
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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.
