ZRH → ADDZurich to Addis Ababa

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Direct flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Addis Ababa (ADD): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,140 km, an estimated 7 hours 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Zurich and Addis Ababa. Updated 5 November 2026 at 19:56 UTC.

Today, ZRH → ADD

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 20:30 ET737Ethiopian Airlines Left 20:22 ·

Checked ZRH board 20:56 · ADD board 22:33

ZRH Zurich smooth · +5
ADD Addis Ababa tracking
5,140 km · ~7h 05m est.
dep bank 20:30–22:008x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 8x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live ZRH and ADD delay boards

0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~7h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Ethiopian Airlines

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
Ethiopian AirlinesET

Flights ET737 20:30 Tu Th Fr Sa Su · ET733 22:00 Mo We Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05ET737departed−8
11-04ET733departed−13
11-03ET737departed+3
11-02ET733departed−11
11-01ET737departed−1
10-31ET737departed−1
10-30ET733departed−1
10-29ET737departed−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
ZRHZurich +5 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NE 3 kt Full ZRH delay board →
ADDAddis Ababa tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · NE 11 kt Full ADD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ZRH and ADD: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Zurich to Addis Ababa route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ZRH to ADD 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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How we measure this →

ZRH to ADD questions

Is ZRH–ADD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure 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 ZRH–ADD?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:30 from ZRH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ADD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ZRH to ADD?

Great-circle distance is 5,140 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 393–471 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ZRH–ADD fly?

Ethiopian Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.