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Cheap Flights to Switzerland

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Zurich
Zurich2 stopsR10 126
Geneva
Geneva1 stopR10 208
Basel
Basel1 stopR9 355
Zurich
Zurich2 stopsR10 126
Geneva
Geneva1 stopR10 208
Basel
Basel1 stopR9 355

Book Cheap Switzerland Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Switzerland that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Switzerland

Wed, Feb 4 - Sat, Feb 14
Lufthansa Logo
19:45 - 13:35
JNB
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BSL
18h 50m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
16:45 - 7:05
BSL
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JNB
13h 20m1 stop
R9 355Lufthansa
Mon, Mar 16 - Mon, Mar 23
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 7:40
JNB
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ZRH
18h 10m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 13:05
ZRH
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JNB
15h 50m2 stops
R10 126Ethiopian Air
Fri, May 1 - Sat, May 16
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 9:35
JNB
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GVA
15h 35m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:30 - 10:30
GVA
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JNB
24h 00m1 stop
R10 208Turkish Airlines
Mon, Mar 16 - Mon, Mar 23
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 13:40
JNB
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ZRH
24h 55m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:40 - 15:35
ZRH
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JNB
22h 55m1 stop
R10 339Qatar Airways
Wed, Feb 11 - Wed, Feb 18
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:05 - 17:00
JNB
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GVA
22h 55m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:35 - 10:50
GVA
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JNB
19h 15m1 stop
R10 356Turkish Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Wed, Feb 11
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 13:40
JNB
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ZRH
24h 55m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:40 - 15:35
ZRH
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JNB
22h 55m1 stop
R10 602Qatar Airways
Sat, Jan 24 - Fri, Feb 6
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:25
CPT
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ZRH
23h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:35 - 16:45
ZRH
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CPT
25h 10m1 stop
R11 702Emirates
Sat, Feb 21 - Sat, Feb 28
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:25
CPT
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ZRH
23h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:50 - 16:45
ZRH
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CPT
17h 55m1 stop
R11 767Emirates
Thu, Feb 12 - Mon, Feb 16
British Airways Logo
20:45 - 15:05
CPT
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BSL
19h 20m1 stop
British Airways Logo
10:55 - 12:10
BSL
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CPT
24h 15m1 stop
R12 243British Airways
Thu, Feb 12 - Mon, Feb 16
British Airways Logo
20:45 - 15:05
CPT
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BSL
19h 20m1 stop
British Airways Logo
16:00 - 19:55
BSL
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CPT
26h 55m2 stops
R12 785British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Switzerland

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Switzerland to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Switzerland?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Switzerland from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was to Zurich, at R10 350 return. The most popular route is Cape Town (CPT) to Zurich (ZRH) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R10 350.

How much is a flight to Switzerland?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Switzerland from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to Switzerland costs R11 146 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was R5 900 for the route Cape Town (CPT) to Zurich (ZRH). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Johannesburg to Zurich which costs R14 080 on average, and Cape Town to Zurich, which costs R13 419 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Switzerland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from South Africa to Switzerland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from South Africa to Switzerland is February, when tickets cost R11 176 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R14 541 and R14 409 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Switzerland?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Switzerland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from South Africa to Switzerland, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Switzerland?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Switzerland is Zurich Airport (ZRH), with an average flight price of R8 565.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR3 955
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Zurich

FAQs - booking Switzerland flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa to Switzerland?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from South Africa to Switzerland.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from South Africa to Switzerland?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from South Africa to Switzerland is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from South Africa to Switzerland?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from South Africa to Switzerland with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from South Africa to Switzerland?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from South Africa to Switzerland up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Switzerland?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Switzerland is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R11 797. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are R14 182 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Switzerland?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Switzerland is generally at night, when retur flights cost R13 004 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Switzerland is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R14 209.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Switzerland

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Switzerland? 25% of our users found return tickets to Switzerland for the following prices or less: From Cape Town R27 283, from Johannesburg OR Tambo R41 763
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Switzerland flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Switzerland

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Switzerland? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3462 reviews
8,3Crew
7,9Food
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
Airline reviews

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

10,0 ExcellentElena, Dec 2025
DXB - COK
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I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

Warm staff, very responsive service. Well furnished cabin and comfortable seat and amenities. Excellent onboard wifi connection and very large comfortable restrooms.

Could not board flight due to visa issue and emirates staff at the airport refused to help rebook flight because it was made by another provider. It took hours of communicating with my provider and Emirates staff each of whom said it was the others responsibility. As the time passed, I was eventually told it was too late for rebooking as I needed to do this at least three hours before the flight. Emirates staff also said the would unboard me but I believe I was recorded as a no show. Our first flight from Sydney to Dubai was more cramped than other airlines which was surprising considering their reputation.

The 2 sockets near me didjt work i had my phone by end of the flight on low bat and had issues to book uber thereafter Electrical sockets should work if emirates does not allow batteries Baggage claim in zurich took very long

No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

Water bottles could be in more sustainable packaging than plastic bottles

It was much better than most airlines we have flown with. It remo des me Swiss Air 25 years ago.

Horrible!! The WiFi was not working, the food was awful

We’ve never been more uncomfortable on a flight than we have on this particular one. The seats in front of us reclined so far back that when the person reclined their seat of broccoli, it almost hit me in the face and left me with literally no room to move that said I had to recline my seed in which made the person behind me upset. It seemed like the seats also would recline without even pressing the button in the armrest and would unrecline as well for that same reason, and it also seemed that some seats reclined more than others. The bottom cushions of the seat were so thin that even after one hour of an 11 hour flight, our tailbones were so sore. It seemed like an overall old airplane. It also didn’t have individual air vents and it was extremely hot the entire flight. Several passengers were commenting on how hot it was. The breakfast was some kind of flavorless triangle, puffy egg, laying in a watery bed of steamed peppers and onions and spinach. It was not appetizing at all. The flight crew was extremely nice so that was a nice thing this flight attendant. They let us try different types of Swiss sodas, which was really nice and the dinner was actually delicious but still overall given the other considerations. It was pretty much a miserable flight without basic seat comfort.

Zürich-NY part of the trip was really good! Enjoyed professionalism and courtesy of the crew, comfort and cleanliness of the aircraft.

Smooth boarding, on time flight, decent food and entertainment options.

Best international flight I have had in a while! Far superior accommodation, services, food and general experience compared to U.S. airline companies.

Terrible - we needed tp change the flight and it was impossible. They ask for a price that was higher than buying a new tickets from another airline. Will never flight Swiss air and Luftgansa again.

They lived up to the Swiss reputation of excellent operation in all aspects. Zurich is a great place to make connections to other parts of Europe.

As an ex airline employee in my home country of Jamaica, it was wonderful to see that Swiss Air has maintained it's exemplary service. The crew was both pleasant and professional. The meals were wholesome and tasty. My brother and I traveled and we both agree that our amazing vacation started with the excellent experience with Swiss Air. Continue to keep your standards high 🙂

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

As good as you can expect an economy flight from Europe to Australia to be. Nothing agains Qatar, just feels like every new generation of plane gets tighter.

no qatar did noting wrong Kayak messed up my whole vacation . Went early to check in at The Cairo, Egypt airport to find our I had not tickets to board , Kayak and/or Affirm never sent the money for my flight that I paid for and booked. So I had no flight at 12am in a foreign country and I had to scramble and find anther very costly other option just so that could fly home. Fucken horrible experience.

Awesome hospitality, awesome staff, awesome food & awesome travel time. Thanks

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

The Achilles heel of the experience with Qatar Airways is the Doha Airport, especially for travellers arriving into Doha and not transiting. This airport suffers from being ambitiously big and the immigration into Qatar being overly time taking. At the end of my particular flight in which my travel was ending in Doha, the plane parked at a very remote terminal, from where it took me 30 minutes to arrive just at the immigration counter, with fast paced walking and the time on a train inside the airport. Then, at the immigration counter it takes up to a minute or more to process each tourist visitor,due to time taking face and finger scanning processes and langugage barriers if there are questions or information to be exchanged verbally with the officers. If several planes have landed at the same time, it is not unusual that one has to wait 45 to 60 minutes in the immigration queue. In short, the frustration of arriving at Doha takes away all positive vibe of the airline, as the airline and the airport are heavily intertwined and are marketed together.

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

The plane was old and the luggage racks above us were visibly shaking during turbulence. Water was dripping on our heads during landing. Our flight was over 2 hours late departing but we were not updated or told what to expect as the screen at the gate continued to read “on time”

Check in took over an hour because printer was not working. Attendant did not know how to give free layover Addis Ababa hotel vouchers or update frequent flyer number. After repeated attempts, got voucher emailed. However hotel wanted printed voucher hence more delay. Bus time from hotel back to airport was printed 4:50 hours, but hotel reception called at 3 pm saying bus will leave at 4 pm. Then hotel reception called again saying 4:15 pm. We rushed at 4:15 pm and bus was not ready until 4:40 pm. Many audio outlets were not working in planes.

I had a memorable experience. I dont have any comments at this time regarding waht could be better.

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

The crew was not helping us in the airports ..Very bad experience..the washrooms are not meeting the expectations..need more good service... The hotel service was good but there is a very long wait time which wasted time to go through..

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

Checking in wasn't organized, too many so-called diplomats were jumping line while everyone was waiting in line. They should have their own line not to impede on other passengers that was also waiting to be served. We all paid money and there should be no discrimination because everyone's money should have the same value diplomat or not! If they want to give diplomats some special treatment then let them create their own check in desk and not treat other passengers some that are (elderly, some with children, pregnant women) making them stand longer in line than necessary just because people are jumping line 😡

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

It was an old aircraft, stiff seats almost wooden chairs with thin cushions. Food was ok.

Late. And service was very slow - passengers sat for well over an hour with dirty trays etc surrounding them

Everything, every step of the process, from check in, to boarding, to exiting the plane was organized, efficient, and orderly. Excellent experience!

I noticed the crew was so much nicer and friendlier. It would be nice if British Airways would serve soft drinks during the flight

They need to improve their service at the airport. Rather than a bus, they need to park the plane at a station like normal airlines to so passengers can just walk out of the plane into the airport and catch their next flight

First time on BA but will fly with them from now on! Everything about the flight was superb!!!

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

Flight was cancelled at the last minute with no explanation. No viable alternative offered and zero customer service support. Totally useless.

bad, made it to connecting flight and they didnt let me board

The crew did not really interact with me which was no problem as I was fine. I did see that they were somewhat short with some passengers but that was not common. Just in general, they did not seem friendly - no requirement to be so but I am used to a friendly crew on most flights. The food was just ok but with a flight that large, I would think it hard to make something more elaborate.

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