Flights Zurich → Venice
ZRH → VCE
How long is the flight from Zurich to Venice?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Venice (VCE) takes about 52 min. 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 connects Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, to Venice. It operates using a mix of Avro RJ100 and Airbus A320 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked destination of Venice, which sees over eleven 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.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Venice (VCE) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines. Across 56 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Venice the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Venice: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Venice (VCE) heads south-east for about 363 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of ZRH-VCE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Venice it is 2.4 min (atfm).
Across 56 tracked ZRH-VCE flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.8% 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-VCE
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Venice (VCE) takes about 52 min. 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) -> Venice (VCE) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 56 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Venice is 1.79% across 56 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
