ZRH → CPTZurich to Cape Town

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Direct flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Cape Town (CPT): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 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 Zurich and Cape Town. Updated 11 September 2026 at 21:27 UTC.

ZRH Zurich smooth · +9
CPT Cape Town smooth · +6
9,110 km · ~12h 11m est.
dep bank 09:35–09:353x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live ZRH and CPT delay boards

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~12h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
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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 WK84 09:35 Th · WK86 09:35 Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11WK86dep +3 → arr−4
09-10WK84dep +6 → arr+9

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 +9 min smooth 🌤 clear · W 5 kt Full ZRH delay board →
CPTCape Town +6 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 21 kt Full CPT 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 Zurich to Cape Town route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ZRH to CPT 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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ZRH to CPT questions

Is ZRH–CPT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ZRH is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ZRH–CPT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:35 from ZRH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CPT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ZRH to CPT?

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 ZRH–CPT 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.