Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Lisbon to Zurich. The right side captures the spectacular Lisbon departure over the Tagus and city, and during the cruise over Spain the right side also faces south toward the Sierra de Guadarrama and later the Pyrenees foothills. The landing view of the Alps is better on the left, but the takeoff spectacle and mid-flight Iberian terrain on the right edge it out overall.

During takeoff from Lisboa (LIS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Lisbon's primary departure runway 21 sends aircraft southwestward over the Tagus estuary. The right side gives you the city of Lisbon itself, the 25 de Abril Bridge, and the wide mouth of the Tagus opening into the Atlantic. The left side faces industrial Barreiro and flat southern bank terrain. Notable sights include: 25 de Abril Bridge, Tagus estuary mouth, Lisbon city center and Alfama hillside, Cristo Rei statue on the south bank.

When landing at Zurich (ZRH), sit on the Left side for the best views. Zurich typically uses runway 14 or 28 depending on wind. On the common eastward approach to runway 14, aircraft track over the Swiss Mittelland from the west, and the left side faces south toward the Alps — the Glarus Alps and Säntis massif are clearly visible on the horizon. The right side looks north toward Germany and the Jura foothills, which are far less dramatic. Notable sights include: Lake Zurich, Swiss Alps southern horizon (Glarus Alps, Säntis), Lake Greifen, Zurich city center and Limmat valley.

The flight from Lisboa (LIS) to Zurich (ZRH) takes Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.

The route tracks northeast over the Spanish Meseta, crossing the Sierra de Guadarrama north of Madrid, then over the Ebro basin and the southern Pyrenees foothills near Zaragoza, before crossing into southern France over the Languedoc plain and then the Jura plateau into Switzerland. The Pyrenees are visible as a distant east-west ridge during the crossing of northeastern Spain.