Zurich ZRH Updated local time.
Busy right now. Leave about 20 minutes earlier than usual.
The last few days as they actually were, plus today and tomorrow projected.
| Hour | Sun11/10 | Mon12/10 | Tue13/10 | Wed14/10 | Thu15/10 | Fri16/10 | Sat17/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 01:00 | Quiet | – | Quiet | Quiet | – | Quiet | Quiet |
| 02:00 | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet |
| 03:00 | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet |
| 04:00 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Light | Light |
| 05:00 | Busy | Peak | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy |
| 06:00 | Moderate | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy |
| 07:00 | Busy | Peak | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Peak | Moderate |
| 08:00 | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Peak | Moderate |
| 09:00 | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Busy | Peak | Peak |
| 10:00 | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak |
| 11:00 | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak |
| 12:00 | Moderate | Light | Moderate | Light | Moderate | Light | Light |
| 13:00 | Moderate | Light | Light | Moderate | Busy | Moderate | Moderate |
| 14:00 | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate |
| 15:00 | Peak | Peak | Busy | Peak | Peak | Busy | Busy |
| 16:00 | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Peak | Busy | Busy |
| 17:00 | Light | Light | Light | Light | Moderate | Light | Light |
| 18:00 | Moderate | Light | Light | Light | Light | Light | Quiet |
| 19:00 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Moderate | Moderate |
| 20:00 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 21:00 | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet |
| 22:00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23:00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
If your travel dates are flexible, these are the calmest hours at Zurich Airport.
At Zurich Airport the departure hall is busiest around 10:00 AM and quietest around 4:00 AM. The heaviest day is Thursday.
Busy right now. Leave about 20 minutes earlier than usual. That puts it busier than 86% of the time at this airport.
The departure hall is fullest around 10:00 AM and emptiest around 4:00 AM. Thursday is the heaviest day of the week.
Passengers arrive on average 1 hour before a short-haul departure and 2 hours before a long-haul one. Add time when the hall is already busy, and always follow your airline's own check-in deadline.
The busiest destinations by scheduled departures are Germany, Spain, Italy, and United Kingdom.
No. It is an estimate worked out from the published departure schedule and the number of seats on each aircraft. We do not measure security, passport control or check-in lines, and we are not connected to any airport or airline.
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