ZRH → YYZZurich to Toronto

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Direct flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Toronto (YYZ): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,490 km, an estimated 8 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Zurich and Toronto. Updated 2 November 2026 at 05:23 UTC.

Today, ZRH → YYZ

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 13:20 AC881Air Canada On schedule ·

Checked ZRH board 06:23 · YYZ board 00:31

ZRH Zurich smooth · +0
YYZ Toronto smooth · +0
6,490 km · ~8h 49m est.
dep bank 11:13–20:2811x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 11x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked ZRH → YYZ flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −24 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−24 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~8h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air Canada

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
Air CanadaAC100% on time

Flights AC8783 11:13 Fr Sa · AC881 varies daily · AC8787 varies Tu Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AC881dep +1 → arr−12
10-31AC881dep −2 → arr−37
10-30AC881dep +9 → arr−25
10-29AC881dep +9 → arr−24
10-28AC881dep +15 → arr−13
10-27AC881dep −7 → arr−46
10-26AC881dep +10 → arr−17

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 +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NNW 4 kt Full ZRH delay board →
YYZToronto +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · W 2 kt Full YYZ delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ZRH and YYZ: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Zurich to Toronto route actually runs

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

Is ZRH–YYZ running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ZRH to YYZ?

Great-circle distance is 6,490 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 488–586 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ZRH–YYZ fly?

Air Canada runs the route with about 11 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ZRH and arrival-side delay at YYZ, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.