✈ ZRH → BOS
7H 54M. ZURICH TO BOSTON. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Zurich to Boston
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Logan (BOS), USA North America
How long is the flight from Zurich to Boston?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Boston (BOS) takes about 7 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,734 miles (6,010 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 54m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,734 mi
6,010 km · great-circle
Avg speed
760 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.