Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dublin to Zurich. The left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the cruise over England and France the left side also faces south, giving occasional views of the English Channel coastline and later the Rhine valley as the aircraft descends into Switzerland. The right side is largely over open sea early on and featureless cloud over central England.

During takeoff from Dublin (DUB), sit on the Left side for the best views. Dublin typically departs on runway 28 (heading west) or 10 (heading east). On the more common eastward departure from runway 10, the left side faces north over Dublin Bay and the Irish Sea coastline. On westward departures from runway 28, the left side gets the city center and the Liffey estuary. Either way, the left side captures the most interesting urban and coastal geography. Notable sights include: Dublin Bay and Howth Head peninsula, the Liffey estuary cutting through the city center, the Wicklow Mountains to the south visible from altitude, Dun Laoghaire harbour.

When landing at Zurich (ZRH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Zurich typically lands on runway 14 (from the north-northwest) or runway 28 (from the east). On the common runway 14 approach, the aircraft tracks southward and the left side faces east toward the Alps, with clear views of the Glarus Alps and the Zurichsee below. This is consistently the more dramatic side for arrival. Notable sights include: Lake Zurich (Zurichsee) stretching southeast below, the Glarus Alps on the horizon to the southeast, the city of Zurich and the Limmat river valley, Lake Greifen (Greifensee) to the east.

The flight from Dublin (DUB) to Zurich (ZRH) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southeast over the Irish Sea, crosses Wales or central England, passes over the English Channel or northern France depending on routing, then crosses the Rhine Rift Valley near Strasbourg or Basel before descending into the Swiss Mittelland. The Rhine valley and the Vosges and Black Forest ranges are sometimes visible during descent. The Alps become visible on the horizon roughly 100 miles out from Zurich.