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$363 Find Cheap Flights from Zurich to Seattle

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Cheapest round-trip
$592
Typical prices: $508-$641
United Airlines
Wed 4/1Thu 4/30
ZRH - SEA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$363
Typical prices: $500-$765
British Airways
Mon 1/19
ZRH - SEA • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights from Zurich to Seattle (ZRH-SEA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Zurich to Seattle that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Zurich to Seattle

Wed, Apr 1 - Thu, Apr 30
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8:15 am - 12:20 pmZRH-SEA
13h 05m1 stop
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11:50 pm - 7:45 amSEA-ZRH
22h 55m1 stop
$592United Airlines
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Sat, Dec 13 - Wed, Dec 31
United Airlines Logo
11:25 am - 12:50 amZRH-SEA
22h 25m2 stops
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5:02 am - 8:40 amSEA-ZRH
18h 38m2 stops
$593United Airlines
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Fri, Dec 12 - Wed, Dec 31
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 1:20 pmZRH-SEA
15h 05m1 stop
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7:00 am - 7:55 amSEA-ZRH
15h 55m1 stop
$594United Airlines
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Sat, Nov 22 - Sat, Nov 29
KLM Logo
6:50 am - 11:45 amZRH-SEA
13h 55m1 stop
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3:00 pm - 8:15 amSEA-ZRH
32h 15m1 stop
$597KLM
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Wed, Apr 1 - Thu, Apr 30
American Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 10:59 pmZRH-SEA
20h 14m2 stops
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1:35 pm - 10:45 pmSEA-ZRH
24h 10m1 stop
$611American Airlines
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Sat, Dec 13 - Tue, Dec 30
SWISS Logo
1:15 pm - 9:00 pmZRH-SEA
16h 45m1 stop
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10:52 am - 7:55 amSEA-ZRH
36h 03m1 stop
$684SWISS
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Fri, Dec 12 - Mon, Dec 29
American Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 11:30 amZRH-SEA
14h 25m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:59 am - 8:15 amSEA-ZRH
22h 16m2 stops
$708American Airlines
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Wed, Dec 17 - Sun, Dec 28
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7:05 am - 1:20 pmZRH-SEA
15h 15m2 stops
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7:00 am - 10:10 amSEA-ZRH
18h 10m2 stops
$721Lufthansa
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Sat, Dec 13 - Tue, Dec 30
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9:25 am - 8:54 pmZRH-SEA
20h 29m2 stops
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10:52 am - 12:55 pmSEA-ZRH
17h 03m2 stops
$728Lufthansa
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Sat, Dec 20 - Sat, Dec 27
Condor Logo
8:05 am - 3:40 pmZRH-SEA
16h 35m1 stop
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5:40 pm - 8:45 pmSEA-ZRH
18h 05m1 stop
$916Condor
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to Seattle flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Zurich to Seattle to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Zurich to Seattle?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Zurich to Seattle departing in April.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Zurich to Seattle?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Zurich to Seattle clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Seattle on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Zurich to Seattle. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to Seattle?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to Seattle, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Zurich to Seattle is May, where tickets cost $541 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $690 and $676 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich to Seattle?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to Seattle, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Zurich to Seattle, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 35% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Zurich to Seattle

 
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Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$363
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Zurich to Seattle

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Zurich to Seattle based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Zurich to Seattle

  • What is the cheapest flight from Zurich to Seattle?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Zurich to Seattle was $363 for a one-way ticket and $592 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Zurich and Seattle?

    A passport is required to fly from Zurich to Seattle.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Zurich to Seattle?

    Lufthansa, and United Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Zurich to Seattle flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Zurich to Seattle?

    The Airbus A350-900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Zurich to Seattle flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Zurich to Seattle?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Zurich and Seattle, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Zurich to Seattle, SWISS or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Zurich to Seattle are SWISS and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $756 and an overall rating of 7.5, SWISS is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $566 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Zurich to Seattle?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Zurich to Seattle.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Zurich to Seattle?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Seattle from Zurich is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Zurich to Seattle?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Seattle with an airline and back to Zurich with another airline. Booking your flights between Zurich and SEA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Zurich to Seattle?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Seattle from Zurich up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Zurich to Seattle

 
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SWISSOverall score based on 1779 reviews
6.8Entertainment
7.6Boarding
8.2Crew
7.1Food
7.4Comfort
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0lane 2qs on tim3. Very bad food. No free wifi, only for texts. Entertainment poor and hard to access.

4.0 OkayDavid M, Oct 2025ZRH - JFK
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0lane 2qs on tim3. Very bad food. No free wifi, only for texts. Entertainment poor and hard to access.

At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Everything was fairly easy just hard when you get to Heathrow not know your Gate number until an hour before but otherwise really everything great. Did not get my texts in time though to do me any good but that is why I still like everything the old fashioned way and print everything out.

My experience was wonderful. The professionalism of the crew was exemplary 🙂. The meals were wholesome and tasty. I have no complaints

Everything was smooth and great. I didnt like that they talk so much on the interphone during the flight.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Horrible flight. First delay in boarding of approximately 30 minutes. While in the plane, the flight attendants huddle and we get an announcement that the crew's legal time was exceeded, that they don't have replacement crew and that they will need to cancel the flight. One would think that they would know that their time was to be exceeded BEFORE boarding. Took for ever to deplane. Then we were told that flight would not be cancelled but gave us a departure time of 21.15, which of course was not fulfilled. Arrived in Valencia, luggage took 30 minutes to arrive. Absolutely unacceptable

Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

At the boarding gate, passengers were offered the option of checking in their carry-on luggage, as the plane was full. However, they failed to specify that they would not be dropping it off at the exit. Instead, everyone had to wait over 30 minutes at the airport carousel, and to everyone's surprise, not even the carry-on luggage, but the checked luggage, was the first to arrive. An hour later, we finally collected our bags. Lesson learned: I will never check my carry-on luggage with Swiss Air / Helvetic Airways again.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

Very disappointed with food service. They ran out of entree selections- so for the last 10 rows only option was lentil stew. Not a fan. Then the morning service (pizza twist) was lukewarm at best- I exited my 12 hour flight having eaten a roll and dessert. They knew it was a full flight.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Short flight but an "eager to help" crew made the journey more enjoyable!

Not enough veg food available for passengers. I actually did not get the veg food and was told it was over, and I starved the entire flight duration.

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

Flight left on time. Boarding was easy. Arrived to EWR 30 mins early. Luggage was deplaned in good time. Overall a very good experience.

Flight from Rome to SFO was excellent compared To our flight to Europe from SFO. The food was much tastier. You can see how UNITED is skimping, though. Instead of getting something mid flight you had to ask for it. It was not automatically served. There was a cookie at the end of the arrival meal, for example that tasted like it just came out of a box. They used to serve a little container of nuts, now … a tiny container of nuts, mixed with pretzels. This was business class that you really have to pay for! But this is minor complaints compared to the overall. My major complaint is the position of the even numbered seats by the windows. You have to turn around to see your window & the positioning as some other controls are harder to get at. This is compared to the odd number seat that are perfectly aligned.

The person I bought the ticket for didn’t make the flight.

Having been prepared for paying for everything on board other than water, coffee and tea the service was OK. Food and drink is expensive but the food was OK if limited in scope. Plane was clean and obviously well serviced. After complaining about having to walk in wind and rain to a get a bus to the airport the same thing happened at Portland. I’m sure you could get a terminal gate flight, complimentary food and drink for not much more money without traipsing through rain and slush in Reykjavik. Not bad but not great.

If there was a disclaimer regarding food service or lack thereof, l missed it. If l had known l would have prepared better. Same with transferring at Reykjavik. No information about disembarking via stairs into rain, slush and puddles deep enough to swallow a foot. After being treated to haute cuisine restaurants and warm inviting environment during the flight, the airport is, let’s be kind, disappointing. Plane was comfortable, Airbus, staff were welcoming enough. I would likely try the route again. Maybe have a night and day in Iceland. Maybe not.

They had a 4 hour delay and left my luggage in Iceland and it didn’t arrive in Portland until 11/1

The boarding process seem to take longer than necessary, resulting in a 20+ minute delay

Service was excellent. Food and drinks were very good except for a greasy lump of a donut at the end of the flight that left us both feeling internally disgusted.

No meals included on this long international flight. Most airlines will offer you a meal when flying internationally. Not Icelandair. Your included choices are water and coffee. Poor customer service. The airport was also very confusing.

It was good. The air plane is clean and staff were friendly.

Worst airline I’ve ever flown. Delayed 5.5 hrs, missed connecting flight, and missed an entire day of vacation. Zero customer service

Everything sucked. No food, one small glass of water, a tiny coffee, 5.5 hour delay with no customer service. Would never recommend flying them.

There was no lounge at Boston for us to use. Typically flying first class overseas comes with lounge privileges. The seats did not recline even a little. My headset only worked on one side. I felt like I was flying on Ryan Air, not Icelandic Air.

Smooth flight with enough time for connection. Ran out of meal options. In-flight and gate staff were friendly and helpful. Good service overall.

The seat space seemed small especially when the person ahead reclined but other than that, very good.

Luggage transfer in Chicago was not performed in time. I received my luggage at my destination two days later.

Give yourself over 2+ hours layover because if flight is slighlty delayed and you miss your connection, Lufthansa will do nothing for you

We would have missed our connection from Munich to Boston but we had a van outside the plan that wisked us to our terminal. Much appreciated and we didn’t even realize that Lufthansa had done this until the announcement on disembarkation. Well organized airline! Will definitely fly Lufthansa again!!!

Everything went well. I will fly with Lufthansa again. And use Kayak whenever I book flights

Bought a seat in a flight that got changed out so ended up paying for a seat I would have had if I hadn't paid.

Food was poor quality and the screens for entertainment didn’t work properly

Food was much better than my outbound flight. On-time. Good service. I had a problem with my entertainment screen, but the attendant fixed it promptly.

I think they overbooked Frankfurt to New York and bumped me off. This changed my return travel I arrived home about 4 hours late. Almost 24 total travel time Totally unacceptable Would not travel with United

The boarding process was chaotic at LHR and the seat was not as comfortable as other airlines....

Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

Great flight. One unique individual assisting in business class who should have not been there. Need more generic meals, not British centric.

Not my definition of first class. No leg room and barely any recline. The food was good. The crew was great. The comfort for the price I paid for London to Cairo was highway robbery. The Wi-Fi didn't work for me either.

There might be more food options for people who can't eat so much starch/sugar/bread/rice. Meat, cheese, walnuts/pecans for snack, maybe jerky or other kinds of meat-based snacks would be better than bread and rice and sweets. I had an extra chardonnay, which was fine. The entertainment was great.

Unfortunately, my flight was cancelled because of some sort of emergency over the Atlantic and had to return to London. While I think British Airways made every effort to mitigate the situation, I must say it was still pretty unpleasant. I do appreciate the fact, however, that British Airways put my safety first…and I think the effort to correct a bad situation was very sincere. But I think the process might be handled better in future.

Crew service was poor and very little difference between premium economy and economy. Disappointed.

My bags never made it on the flight and I now have to wait for them to arrive hopefully tomorrow. You can’t even track your bags in the app to see where they are since they didn’t arrive. You have to file a claim and then wait for them to inform you when you will receive your bag. We were already delayed for an hour due to baggage so I don’t understand how my bag didn’t make the flight.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

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