Flights Zurich → Toronto
ZRH → YYZ
How long is the flight from Zurich to Toronto?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Toronto (YYZ) takes about 8h 32m. 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
The flight route operates from Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, to Toronto. The destination city's airport serves over 35 million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel.
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) → Toronto (YYZ) route is operated by Air Canada, Swiss International Air Lines. Across 23 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Toronto: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Toronto (YYZ) heads north-west for about 6,491 km, a flight time of roughly 8h 32m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 61% of ZRH-YYZ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Toronto it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 23 tracked ZRH-YYZ flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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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% |
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Frequently asked questions about ZRH-YYZ
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Toronto (YYZ) takes about 8h 32m. 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) -> Toronto (YYZ) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 23 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Toronto is 0.00% across 23 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
