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Cheapest return fare
R9 818
Typical prices: R10 125-R13 009
Ethiopian Air
Fri 6/2Mon 23/2
JNB - ZRH • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
R11 146
Typical prices: R12 685-R16 476
SWISS
Sat 7/2Mon 4/5
JNB - ZRH • Direct
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Most flights • 7 per week
Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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ZRH
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May
Cheapest • 9% price drop
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Cheap Flights to Zurich

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Zurich 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to Zurich

Fri, Feb 6 - Mon, Feb 23
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 7:40
JNB
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ZRH
18h 10m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 20:10
ZRH
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JNB
22h 55m
2 stops
R9 818Ethiopian Air
Mon, May 11 - Mon, Jun 15
Qatar Airways Logo
14:45 - 8:05
JNB
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ZRH
17h 20m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
16:40 - 9:00
ZRH
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JNB
16h 20m
1 stop
R9 899Qatar Airways
Thu, Feb 5 - Fri, Feb 20
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 7:40
JNB
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ZRH
18h 10m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 13:05
ZRH
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JNB
15h 50m
2 stops
R9 915Ethiopian Air
Thu, Feb 5 - Fri, Feb 20
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 7:00
JNB
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ZRH
18h 15m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
8:45 - 3:55
ZRH
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JNB
18h 10m
1 stop
R9 980Qatar Airways
Mon, Jun 1 - Thu, Jun 11
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 9:50
CPT
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ZRH
17h 15m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 11:50
ZRH
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CPT
17h 05m
1 stop
R11 130Turkish Airlines
Sat, Mar 7 - Sat, Mar 14
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 19:50
CPT
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ZRH
31h 10m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:50 - 11:40
ZRH
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CPT
36h 50m
1 stop
R11 211Emirates
Mon, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 17
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:25
CPT
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ZRH
23h 45m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:50 - 16:45
ZRH
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CPT
17h 55m
1 stop
R11 292Emirates
Tue, May 5 - Mon, May 11
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 12:35
CPT
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ZRH
20h 00m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
15:10 - 11:50
ZRH
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CPT
20h 40m
1 stop
R11 308Turkish Airlines
Thu, May 21 - Mon, May 25
British Airways Logo
11:15 - 22:40
DUR
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ZRH
35h 25m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
13:20 - 10:40
ZRH
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DUR
45h 20m
2 stops
R13 835British Airways
Thu, May 21 - Mon, May 25
British Airways Logo
11:15 - 22:40
DUR
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ZRH
35h 25m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
7:15 - 10:40
ZRH
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DUR
27h 25m
2 stops
R14 759British Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Zurich

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

What is the cheapest flight to Zurich?

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

In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to Zurich was R4 407 for a one-way ticket from Cape Town and R9 818 for a return. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Johannesburg to Zurich and the best return deal found in the last 3 days was R9 818.

How much is a flight to Zurich?

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

On average, a flight to Zurich costs R11 057. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R5 824 and departed from Cape Town. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Cape Town to Zurich which costs R12 337 on average, and Johannesburg to Zurich, which costs R13 718 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Zurich?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Zurich, 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 to Zurich is May, where tickets cost R11 324 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and April, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R16 606 and R14 370 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of R10 757.

What is a good deal for flights to Zurich?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Zurich, 25% of our users found tickets to Zurich for the following prices or less: From Cape Town R7 274 one-way - R10 928 return, from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R7 436 one-way - R11 898 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Zurich?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Zurich, 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 42 days before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Zurich Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR4 407
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Zurich

When to book flights to Zurich

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Zurich based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Zurich based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Zurich flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Zurich?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to Zurich was R4 407 for a one-way ticket from Cape Town and R9 818 for a return. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Johannesburg to Zurich and the best return deal found in the last 3 days was R9 818.

  • How far is Zurich Airport from central Zurich?

    The city centre of Zurich is 9 km from Zurich.

  • What is the name of Zurich’s airport?

    Zurich is served by Zurich Airport, also commonly referred to as Kloten, Zurich, or Zurich Airport. The airport code is ZRH.

  • How much is a flight to Zurich?

    On average, a flight to Zurich costs R11 057. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R5 824 and departed from Cape Town Intl Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Zurich?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Zurich is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as R11 915. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R14 213 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Zurich?

    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 to Zurich.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Zurich?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Zurich 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 to Zurich?

    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 to Zurich up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Zurich is generally at night, when flights cost R13 024 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Zurich is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R14 026.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Zurich

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Zurich? 25% of our users found return tickets to Zurich for the following prices or less: From Cape Town R26 808, from Johannesburg OR Tambo R43 858
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Zurich flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Zurich

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Zurich. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Zurich. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Zurich? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3486 reviews
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,2Entertainment
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Milan airport was bad experience. They should be more polite.

10,0 ExcellentKh, Jan 2026
DXB - MXP
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Milan airport was bad experience. They should be more polite.

The plane was old so the entertainment system was difficult to operate. The crew did advise earlier. The plane was landed and parked away from the gates, which added 20+ mins to the overall arrival

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

Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.

Love that you can walk directly to your gate from the Emirates Business class lounge, very convenient

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.

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

Super flight. On time departure and arrival. Very good service. Luggage arrival at DXB was a little delayed but you can’t have everything the very best :)

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

Flight from Warsaw to Zurich was just OK but the food selection for purchase was very limited. They were out of sandwiches from the very beginning

No food was served on this short flight and we had no entertainment. Please add a box to check. We were served delicious Swiss chocolate though! The boarding process was fast and the crew very friendly.

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.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

Qatar maybe considered one of the best ailines in the world but nowadays it is much of a muchness with the rest

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Crew and food was good, ok leg room if you don’t have a big box under the seat. And the seats are so narrow (I’m only 70kg), will consider an alternate airline next time

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

It was excellent in all respects. I don’t think it needs any improvement

The staff was great and probably that's the single most thing that distinguished this particular Qatar flight from my average typical experience. They genuinely wanted to please you and do their best.

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

The space was tight, hardly any leg room and the crew surprisingly were busy and did not take the time to attend to passengers, felt rushed. There was a delay for check in since the systems were down the airport staffs were accommodating

Very bad experience with turkish airline tk 0001. Very uncomfortable seats and food ran out and crew was not helpful

The airline could improve its business class seats and privacy in line with its competitors.

I am elderly and needed wheelchair assist. The ground crew assisting me with that part of my journey was rude, disrespectful and very hungry for money; the begging was distasteful and disrespect for females and the elderly was atrocious. Maybe they need to get a raise...I was out of small bills by time I reached home. As an american I am not use to the impoliteness. The ground crew make your wonderful airline appears poor in performance...a lot to be desired.

The crew was not professional enough for that time. Multimedia connection had a problem frequently

it was like a banya -so hot... They did provide a great experience with special food. one toilet broke midflight In general it was a peaceful and relaxing flight - for business class it was good.

Second leg of Turkish Airline with Indigo is disaster for following reason. 1) You have to carry your cabin bags through ladder to boeing 777 because it was parked somewhere in parking lot and was not given a gate to board passengers and this seems to be people traveling to and fro from those flights and is not issue with flight itself. 2) I choose non vegetarian food on Turkish portal way ahead of checkin to entire trip, However the Indigo flight gave me random veg food saying they code veg food code from Turkish. 3) Indigo did not served any alcoholic beverages stating some weird reason which is non nonsensical. 4)Indigo have TV screens in front of you but it displays nothing except "Welcome Onboard" with annoying white black ground in dark flight. This is the most stupidest and annoying part because you are held hostage for 7 hours and only thing you could do is stare back at white screen which does not have entertainment package or even flight tracker. Such a shame.

They can my date of travel and let me standard in Istanbul for three days stop over and only pay for one day in a hotel with only one breakfast for three days.

Boeing 777 is a bad choice for a such a long flight.

Everything was so smooth. It could be just a better temperature in the plane; it was a little cold.

Turkish Airlines will be my first choice to fly in the future.

The crew were amazing. They should improve the inflight entertainment

The crew was unfriendly and very rude to name a few (Helina). I felt unsafe due to most of the cabinets were open while on flight. All in all the flight was ok, but the crew needed more training on customer service most of all for international flights.

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”

Our first flight was delayed and when we got off that plane, nobody was really helping to direct us to the next gate. It was very frustrating. One staff simply said hurry, which wasn’t helpful. We had to go a long way to get to the next gate. Another issue on the plane itself was the bathrooms were disgusting and filthy and it didn’t seem like anybody was checking on them were cleaning them and it was a long flight. There was urine on the floor and they stunk. Also, the screen in front of my seat did not work, and I tried different headphones and still had no sound. You would think somehow those things are reviewed occasionally for working order.

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

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 😡

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

Traveling with Ethiopian is always a good experience. I also enjoy the stay at skylight hotel in Addis

The flight is packed and it feels like the space per individual has gotten smaller. Excruciating for a 14hr flight.

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