CPT → ZRHCape Town to Zurich

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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Zurich (ZRH): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,110 km, an estimated 12 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Zurich. Updated 13 September 2026 at 13:08 UTC.

CPT Cape Town smooth · +3
ZRH Zurich smooth · +8
9,110 km · ~12h 11m est.
dep bank 22:35–22:353x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live CPT and ZRH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~12h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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Edelweiss Air

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Edelweiss AirWK

Flights WK85 22:35 Th · WK87 22:35 Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11WK87dep +14 → arr+3
09-10WK85dep +21 → arr−8
09-06WK87arrived−3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CPTCape Town +3 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 4 kt Full CPT delay board →
ZRHZurich +8 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 6 kt Full ZRH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ZRH: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cape Town to Zurich route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to ZRH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CPT to ZRH questions

Is CPT–ZRH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at ZRH is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CPT–ZRH?

Operators schedule evening departures around 22:35 from CPT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ZRH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CPT to ZRH?

Great-circle distance is 9,110 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 673–811 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CPT–ZRH fly?

Edelweiss Air runs the route with about 3 flights a week (thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.