The banana-shaped lake at the foot of the Alps, with the city of Zurich at its north end. A recognizable landmark on flights across Switzerland.
Routes that pass it783
AMS → ZRH
Both
BRS → VCE
Both
BRU → WIL
Both
CAG → FRA
Both
FCO → ZRH
Both
PEK → PRG
Both
PRG → PEK
Both
VCE → BRS
Both
VCE → DAL
Both
WIL → BRU
Both
ZRH → AMS
Both
ZRH → FCO
Both
BRU → NBO
Both
CDG → CLT
Both
CDG → YHZ
Both
CIA → ZRH
Both
CLT → CDG
Both
DFW → VCE
Both
EIN → FCO
Both
FCO → EIN
Both
FLR → ZRH
Both
GVA → MUC
Both
MLA → ZRH
Both
MUC → GVA
Both
NBO → BRU
Both
VCE → DFW
Both
YHZ → CDG
Both
ZRH → FLR
Both
ZRH → MLA
Both
HEW → ORD
Both
LUX → NAP
Both
NAP → LUX
Both
ORD → HEW
Both
PMO → ZRH
Both
YVR → ZRH
Both
ZRH → PMO
Both
ZRH → YVR
Both
AMS → BGY
Both
BGY → AMS
Both
BRU → BLQ
Both
FRA → MXP
Both
JNB → ZRH
Both
LHR → OMA
Both
MUC → LYS
Both
MXP → FRA
Both
OMA → LHR
Both
ZRH → JNB
Both
BLQ → ZRH
Both
CDG → MEX
Both
CFU → LHR
Both
CHQ → LCY
Both
DUS → ZRH
Both
HEW → MDW
Both
JRO → ZRH
Both
KEF → ZRH
Both
LCY → CHQ
Both
MDW → HEW
Both
MEX → CDG
Both
NAP → ZRH
Both
RKV → ZRH
Both
ZRH → BLQ
Both
ZRH → DUS
Both
ZRH → JRO
Both
ZRH → KEF
Both
ZRH → NAP
Both
ZRH → RKV
Both
BRU → ZRH
Both
CGN → ZRH
Both
EDI → ZRH
Both
EIN → BGY
Both
SFO → ZRH
Both
ZRH → BRU
Both
ZRH → CGN
Both
ZRH → EDI
Both
ZRH → SFO
Both
AMS → FCO
Both
ATL → CDG
Both
CDG → ATL
Both
CDG → JFK
Both
CDG → PHL
Both
FCO → AMS
Both
HER → LHR
Both
JFK → CDG
Both
LHR → HER
Both
PHL → CDG
Both
BHX → ZTH
Both
BRS → TIA
Both
CDG → DCA
Both
CDG → LCA
Both
DCA → CDG
Both
LAX → ZRH
Both
LCA → CDG
Both
TIA → BRS
Both
VCE → YYZ
Both
ZRH → LAX
Both
ZTH → BHX
Both
ADD → ZRH
Both
BOS → CDG
Both
BUD → SIN
Both
BWI → CDG
Both
CDG → BOS
Both
CDG → BWI
Both
CDG → EWR
Both
CDG → RDU
Both
CPT → ZRH
Both
EDI → BLQ
Both
EWR → CDG
Both
FLO → LBG
Both
LAS → ZRH
Both
LBG → FLO
Both
RDU → CDG
Both
SIN → BUD
Both
SLC → ZRH
Both
YYZ → TIA
Both
ZRH → ADD
Both
ZRH → BGO
Both
ZRH → CPT
Both
ZRH → LAS
Both
BRI → ZRH
Left
BRS → SPU
Right
CPH → NCE
Left
MAN → ZRH
Right
NCE → CPH
Right
SPU → BRS
Left
STN → ZTH
Right
SVQ → WAW
Left
WAW → SVQ
Right
ZRH → BRI
Right
ZRH → MAN
Left
ZTH → STN
Left
CDG → IAD
Right
DEN → ZRH
Right
HER → LGW
Right
IAD → CDG
Left
LGW → HER
Left
LIS → MUC
Right
MUC → LIS
Left
MXP → ZRH
Right
ZRH → DEN
Left
ZRH → MXP
Left
AMM → CDG
Right
BEY → CDG
Left
CDG → AMM
Left
CDG → BEY
Right
FRA → ZRH
Left
LBG → MEX
Right
LCY → ZRH
Right
LTN → ZRH
Right
MEX → LBG
Left
MLH → OHD
Left
MSP → ZRH
Right
MUC → TLS
Right
OHD → MLH
Right
OMA → ZRH
Right
TLS → MUC
Left
ZRH → FRA
Right
ZRH → LCY
Left
ZRH → LTN
Left
ZRH → MSP
Left
ZRH → OMA
Left
AMS → FLR
Right
CAI → ZRH
Left
CHQ → LHR
Right
DUB → ZRH
Right
FLR → AMS
Left
HER → ZRH
Left
HKG → KRK
Right
KRK → HKG
Left
LHR → CHQ
Left
LHR → ZRH
Right
MIA → ADA
Left
MLH → SAW
Right
SAW → MLH
Left
ZRH → CAI
Right
ZRH → DUB
Left
ZRH → HER
Right
ZRH → LHR
Left
ATH → ZRH
Left
BKK → VIE
Left
FRA → OLB
Right
HEW → ZRH
Left
LGW → ZRH
Right
MDW → ZRH
Right
OLB → FRA
Left
ORD → ZRH
Right
VCE → ZRH
Left
VIE → BKK
Right
ZRH → ATH
Right
ZRH → HEW
Right
ZRH → LGW
Left
ZRH → MDW
Left
ZRH → ORD
Left
ZRH → VCE
Right
ACH → KTM
Right
ATL → LBG
Left
BER → PMI
Left
BRS → ZRH
Right
DBV → ZRH
Left
DFW → ZRH
Right
FCO → RTM
Right
HKG → MUC
Left
JFK → LBG
Left
KRK → LIS
Right
KTM → ACH
Left
LBG → ATL
Right
LBG → JFK
Right
LBG → PHL
Right
LIS → KRK
Left
MUC → HKG
Right
PHL → LBG
Left
PMI → BER
Right
RTM → FCO
Left
SPU → ZRH
Left
TIA → ZRH
Left
VCE → YUL
Right
YUL → VCE
Left
YYZ → ZRH
Right
YZD → ZRH
Right
ZRH → BRS
Left
ZRH → DBV
Right
ZRH → DFW
Left
ZRH → OSL
Right
ZRH → SPU
Right
ZRH → TIA
Right
ZRH → YKZ
Left
ZRH → YTZ
Left
ZRH → YYZ
Left
ZRH → YZD
Left
AMM → IAD
Right
BHM → BVA
Right
CDG → FLO
Left
FLO → CDG
Right
HAM → ZRH
Left
IAD → AMM
Left
IAH → ZRH
Right
JFK → PFO
Left
LBG → LGA
Right
LGA → LBG
Left
LIS → MNL
Left
MAD → MUC
Left
MNL → LIS
Right
MUC → MAD
Right
MUC → SPC
Right
PFO → JFK
Right
SPC → MUC
Left
YHU → ZRH
Right
YUL → ZRH
Right
ZRH → HAM
Right
ZRH → IAH
Left
ZRH → YHU
Left
ZRH → YUL
Left
ATL → ZRH
Right
BOS → ZRH
Right
DCA → ZRH
Right
EWR → ZRH
Right
GOT → ZRH
Left
IAD → ZRH
Right
LGW → VCE
Right
ORK → ZRH
Right
PHL → ZRH
Right
SKG → ZRH
Left
VCE → LGW
Left
ZRH → ATL
Left
ZRH → BOS
Left
ZRH → EWR
Left
ZRH → GOT
Right
ZRH → IAD
Left
ZRH → ORK
Left
ZRH → PHL
Left
ZRH → SKG
Right
AMM → LBG
Right
AYT → ZRH
Left
BRS → DBV
Right
CDG → MDT
Right
CDG → ZRH
Right
CFU → LGW
Right
CLT → ZRH
Right
CPH → ZRH
Left
DBV → BRS
Left
EDI → NAP
Left
JFK → ZRH
Right
LBG → AMM
Left
LGW → CFU
Left
MDT → CDG
Left
MUC → TPE
Left
MXP → OSL
Left
NAP → EDI
Right
NCE → ZRH
Right
OSL → MXP
Right
TPE → MUC
Right
ZRH → AYT
Right
ZRH → CDG
Left
ZRH → CLT
Left
ZRH → CPH
Right
ZRH → JFK
Left
ZRH → NCE
Left
AMS → CIA
Right
AMS → MLA
Left
ATH → ORD
Left
BHX → CHQ
Right
BRS → MLH
Left
CHQ → BHX
Left
CIA → AMS
Left
HKG → LIS
Right
LHR → LXR
Left
LHR → SEZ
Right
LIS → HKG
Left
LXR → LHR
Right
MLA → AMS
Right
MUC → TSA
Left
ORD → ATH
Right
SEZ → LHR
Left
TPA → ZRH
Right
TSA → MUC
Right
ZRH → TPA
Left
ARN → ZRH
Left
BHM → CDG
Left
CDG → BHM
Right
CDG → RUH
Right
CDG → TLV
Left
CHQ → DUB
Right
CUN → ZRH
Right
DOH → ZRH
Left
DUB → CHQ
Left
MIA → ZRH
Right
RUH → CDG
Left
RVN → ZRH
Left
STR → ZRH
Left
TLV → CDG
Right
ZRH → ARN
Right
ZRH → CUN
Left
ZRH → DOH
Right
ZRH → MIA
Left
ZRH → RVN
Right
ZRH → STR
Right
AMS → CTA
Right
ARN → NCE
Right
ATH → DFW
Right
AUH → ZRH
Left
CDG → TYS
Right
CTA → AMS
Left
DFW → ATH
Left
DOH → MIA
Right
DXB → ZRH
Left
FRA → TUN
Right
IST → ZRH
Left
JTR → LGW
Left
LGW → JTR
Right
LJU → ZRH
Left
MIA → DOH
Left
NCE → ARN
Left
SAW → ZRH
Left
TUN → FRA
Left
TYS → CDG
Left
ZAG → ZRH
Left
ZRH → AUH
Right
ZRH → DXB
Right
ZRH → IST
Right
ZRH → LJU
Right
ZRH → SAW
Right
ZRH → ZAG
Right
HEW → LGW
Left
JAD → ZRH
Left
LGW → HEW
Right
ZRH → JAD
Right
ABV → FRA
Right
AMS → KGL
Right
BER → ZRH
Left
EIN → MLA
Left
FRA → ABV
Left
KGL → AMS
Left
LHR → VCE
Right
LIR → ZRH
Right
MLA → EIN
Right
MRS → ZRH
Right
ORK → VCE
Left
OTP → ZRH
Left
PMI → ZRH
Right
VCE → LHR
Left
VCE → ORK
Right
ZRH → BER
Right
ZRH → LIR
Left
ZRH → MRS
Left
ZRH → OTP
Right
ZRH → PMI
Left
BOM → ZRH
Left
DEN → LTN
Left
FRA → LIN
Right
GRZ → ZRH
Left
LHR → MSP
Right
LIN → FRA
Left
LTN → DEN
Right
MSP → LHR
Left
PUJ → ZRH
Right
SIR → ZRH
Right
ZRH → BOM
Right
ZRH → GRZ
Right
ZRH → PUJ
Left
ZRH → SIR
Left
BCN → ZRH
Right
CGK → ZRH
Left
DUB → VCE
Right
GDN → ZRH
Left
HND → ZRH
Left
NRT → ZRH
Left
VCE → DUB
Left
ZRH → BCN
Left
ZRH → CGK
Right
ZRH → GDN
Right
ZRH → HND
Right
ZRH → NRT
Right
AGP → ZRH
Right
BUD → ZRH
Left
CMN → ZRH
Right
DEL → ZRH
Left
GRU → ZRH
Right
GVA → WAW
Right
ICN → ZRH
Left
MUC → TFN
Right
PDL → ZRH
Right
POZ → ZRH
Left
SIN → ZRH
Left
TFN → MUC
Left
VIE → ZRH
Left
VLC → ZRH
Right
WAW → GVA
Left
XSP → ZRH
Left
ZRH → AGP
Left
ZRH → BUD
Right
ZRH → CMN
Left
ZRH → DEL
Right
ZRH → GRU
Left
ZRH → ICN
Right
ZRH → PDL
Left
ZRH → POZ
Right
ZRH → SIN
Right
ZRH → VIE
Right
ZRH → VLC
Left
ZRH → XSP
Right
ACE → ZRH
Right
BKK → ZRH
Left
BNE → ZRH
Left
DUB → MLH
Left
EZE → ZRH
Right
GVA → ZRH
Right
HAN → ZRH
Left
HKG → ZRH
Left
KRK → ZRH
Left
LIS → ZRH
Right
MAD → ZRH
Right
MLH → DUB
Right
MRO → ZRH
Left
MUC → ZRH
Left
OPO → ZRH
Right
PRG → ZRH
Left
PVG → ZRH
Left
SYD → ZRH
Left
WAW → ZRH
Left
ZRH → ACE
Left
ZRH → BKK
Right
ZRH → BNE
Right
ZRH → EZE
Left
ZRH → GVA
Left
ZRH → HAN
Right
ZRH → HKG
Right
ZRH → KRK
Right
ZRH → LIS
Left
ZRH → LPA
Left
ZRH → MAD
Left
ZRH → MRO
Right
ZRH → MUC
Right
ZRH → OPO
Left
ZRH → PRG
Right
ZRH → PVG
Right
ZRH → SYD
Right
ZRH → WAW
Right
AMS → PSA
Left
CAI → LHR
Left
CHQ → LGW
Right
LGW → CHQ
Left
LHR → CAI
Right
PSA → AMS
Right
BIO → MUC
Right
CDG → VCE
Left
FLR → SEA
Right
LHR → MLH
Left
MLH → LHR
Right
MLH → TSR
Right
MUC → BIO
Left
SEA → FLR
Left
TSR → MLH
Left
VCE → CDG
Right
EIN → PSA
Left
PSA → EIN
Right
BDS → DUB
Right
BRI → MLH
Right
BRU → FLR
Left
DUB → BDS
Left
FLR → BRU
Right
MAN → ZTH
Right
MLH → BRI
Left
ZTH → MAN
Left
BCN → GDN
Right
GDN → BCN
Left
LBG → VCE
Left
VCE → LBG
Right
CDG → DBV
Left
DBV → CDG
Right
EFL → LHR
Right
EIN → BLQ
Right
FRA → ERS
Right
LHR → EFL
Left
AMM → JFK
Right
AMS → YDQ
Left
BDS → LGW
Right
CPT → FRA
Left
FRA → CPT
Right
JFK → AMM
Left
LGW → BDS
Left
LHR → ZTH
Left
MAD → WAW
Right
PVG → GVA
Left
WAW → MAD
Left
YDQ → AMS
Right
ZTH → LHR
Right
AMS → LIN
Left
AMS → MPM
Left
CAI → DUB
Left
CDG → SPU
Left
DUB → CAI
Right
LGW → SPU
Right
LIN → AMS
Right
LPA → MUC
Left
MPM → AMS
Right
MUC → LPA
Right
BGY → EDI
Right
CFU → STN
Left
EDI → BGY
Left
FRA → WDH
Right
LTN → VCE
Right
STN → CFU
Right
VCE → LTN
Left
WDH → FRA
Left
BVA → LCA
Right
CDG → PIT
Right
CIA → BRU
Right
FSD → LHR
Left
HEW → LHR
Left
IST → ORY
Left
LHR → HEW
Right
MIA → ORY
Right
ORY → IST
Right
ORY → MIA
Left
PIT → CDG
Left
AMS → BLQ
Right
BLQ → AMS
Left
BRS → RHO
Right
DBV → LBG
Right
DFW → HEW
Left
HEW → DFW
Right
IST → MIA
Left
JTR → LHR
Left
KLX → LGW
Right
LBG → DBV
Left
LGW → KLX
Left
LGW → TIA
Right
LHR → JTR
Right
LTN → TSF
Right
MIA → IST
Right
MUC → PVG
Left
PVG → MUC
Right
RHO → BRS
Left
TIA → LGW
Left
TSF → LTN
Left
JED → LHR
Left
LHR → JED
Right
MUC → OPO
Left
NAP → SFO
Right
OPO → MUC
Right
SFO → NAP
Left
STN → PSR
Left
CIA → SEA
Right
IAD → VCE
Left
SEA → CIA
Left
VCE → IAD
Right
DTW → ATH
Left
EWR → VCE
Left
LHR → PUY
Right
PUY → LHR
Left
VCE → EWR
Right
CPH → MXP
Right
DAL → HEW
Left
HAM → TRN
Left
HEW → DAL
Right
JFK → SKG
Left
LAS → MAN
Left
MAN → LAS
Right
PHL → VCE
Left
SKG → JFK
Right
VCE → PHL
Right
ATH → LHR
Left
ATL → VCE
Left
CGN → MLA
Right
JFK → VCE
Left
JMK → LGW
Left
LGW → JMK
Right
LHR → ATH
Right
LHR → YXR
Left
MLA → CGN
Left
ORY → VCE
Left
STN → VCE
Right
VCE → ATL
Right
VCE → JFK
Right
VCE → ORY
Right
VCE → STN
Left
YXR → LHR
Right
CAI → LCY
Left
CDG → IAH
Right
IAH → CDG
Left
LCY → CAI
Right
LGW → BZO
Right
MAD → PRG
Right
PRG → MAD
Left
AYT → EXT
Left
DBV → LGW
Left
DUB → VRN
Left
EXT → AYT
Right
HAN → MUC
Left
LGA → ORY
Left
LGW → DBV
Right
MUC → HAN
Right
ORY → LGA
Right
VRN → DUB
Right
DUB → HEW
Right
EWR → ORY
Left
HEW → DUB
Left
LCY → ATW
Left
LGW → EFL
Left
LHR → SPU
Right
ORY → EWR
Right
SPU → LHR
Left
BRU → FCO
Left
CDG → LOU
Right
CDG → MTY
Right
DUB → ZTH
Left
LHR → OKC
Left
LOU → CDG
Left
MTY → CDG
Left
OKC → LHR
Right
PMO → RTM
Right
RTM → PMO
Left
YVR → FCO
Left
ZTH → DUB
Right
ANC → FRA
Right
CDG → CVG
Right
CVG → CDG
Left
EZE → MUC
Left
FRA → ANC
Left
LBG → TIA
Left
MUC → EZE
Right
RIC → VCE
Left
TIA → LBG
Right
CDG → MCO
Left
GVA → VIE
Left
LCY → PUY
Right
MCO → CDG
Right
PHX → LCY
Left
PUY → LCY
Left
VIE → GVA
Right
BRI → LGW
Right
CDG → JMK
Left
CDG → YHU
Right
JMK → CDG
Right
LGW → BRI
Left
LGW → TIV
Right
MUC → PEK
Left
PEK → MUC
Right
TIV → LGW
Left
TLS → KRK
Left
YHU → CDG
Left
BRI → DUB
Right
CDG → YUL
Right
CGN → FCO
Right
DUB → BRI
Left
FCO → CGN
Left
HEW → LCY
Left
LCY → HEW
Right
MIA → SAW
Right
SAW → MIA
Left
YUL → CDG
Left
LHR → TIA
Right
MAD → SCL
Right
SCL → MAD
Left
TIA → LHR
Left
AGP → MUC
Left
BCN → PRG
Left
FRA → TRN
Left
MCI → LCY
Right
MUC → AGP
Right
ATH → DUB
Left
BLQ → STN
Right
CDG → YMX
Right
DUB → ATH
Right
GRU → MUC
Left
LCY → MRU
Left
MAN → VCE
Right
MRU → LCY
Right
MUC → GRU
Right
MUC → UBN
Left
STN → BLQ
Left
VCE → MAN
Left
YMX → CDG
Left
BRS → HER
Left
CDG → LJU
Right
HER → BRS
Right
LBA → NAP
Left
LCY → SPU
Right
LJU → CDG
Left
MUC → CMN
Right
NAP → LBA
Right
SPU → LCY
Left
ATH → YYZ
Right
BRU → LAX
Left
CAI → ORD
Right
CDG → ZAG
Right
DOH → LBG
Left
LBG → DOH
Right
OPO → VIE
Left
ORD → CAI
Left
YYZ → ATH
Left
CIA → KEF
Right
JFK → LCA
Right
KEF → CIA
Left
LCA → JFK
Left
AMS → YVR
Left
CDG → YOW
Right
DBV → LHR
Left
DEN → VCE
Right
LHR → DBV
Right
LHR → ORD
Left
ORD → LHR
Right
VCE → DEN
Left
YOW → CDG
Left
YVR → AMS
Right
BGY → MAN
Right
BRU → LIN
Left
CDG → YTZ
Right
FRA → NCE
Left
GNT → MAN
Right
LIN → BRU
Right
MAN → BGY
Left
MAN → GNT
Left
NCE → FRA
Right
YTZ → CDG
Left
AGP → NUE
Right
AMS → MXP
Left
ATH → CDG
Right
ATH → YTZ
Right
CDG → ATH
Left
CFU → MAN
Left
FRA → HNL
Left
IAD → TLV
Left
JMK → LHR
Left
LHR → JMK
Right
MAN → CFU
Right
MUC → CIT
Right
MXP → AMS
Right
NUE → AGP
Left
TLV → IAD
Right
YTZ → ATH
Left
BGY → STN
Right
BRS → VRN
Left
CDG → YKZ
Right
CDG → YYZ
Right
CIA → EDI
Right
EDI → CIA
Left
LAX → MAN
Left
MAN → LAX
Right
STN → BGY
Left
TGD → LGW
Left
VRN → BRS
Right
YKZ → CDG
Left
YYZ → CDG
Left
Tip: Visibility depends on cloud cover, time of day, and how close the flight path comes. Sit on the listed side for the best chance of a view. Morning and evening flights often offer the best lighting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you see Lake Zurich from a plane?
Yes — 783 flight routes pass within 60 km of Lake Zurich. The closest routes include Amsterdam to Zurich, Bristol to Venice, Brussels to Nairobi. Sit on the Both side.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Lake Zurich?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Lake Zurich: on a Amsterdam to Zurich flight, sit on the Both side; on a Bristol to Venice flight, sit on the Both side; on a Brussels to Nairobi flight, sit on the Both side.