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Cheap Flights from Zurich to District of Columbia

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$438
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$438

Book Cheap Zurich to District of Columbia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Zurich to District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

Thu, Nov 13 - Sat, Dec 6
SWISS Logo
11:45 am - 3:30 pmZRH-IAD
9h 45mnonstop
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8:30 pm - 10:35 amIAD-ZRH
8h 05mnonstop
$499SWISS
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
American Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 10:06 pmZRH-DCA
16h 21m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 8:50 amDCA-ZRH
10h 10m1 stop
$499American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Thu, Sep 18
Air Canada Logo
12:40 pm - 12:08 pmZRH-DCA
29h 28m2 stops
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6:00 am - 6:10 amDCA-ZRH
18h 10m1 stop
$500Air Canada
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Thu, Oct 2 - Mon, Oct 13
SWISS Logo
12:50 pm - 4:15 pmZRH-IAD
9h 25mnonstop
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5:45 pm - 8:05 amIAD-ZRH
8h 20mnonstop
$500SWISS
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Mon, Sep 8 - Mon, Sep 22
Air Canada Logo
12:40 pm - 11:13 amZRH-IAD
28h 33m1 stop
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2:25 pm - 2:50 pmIAD-ZRH
18h 25m2 stops
$501Air Canada
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Mon, Sep 29 - Sat, Oct 11
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 11:07 pmZRH-DCA
21h 52m2 stops
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12:54 pm - 8:50 amDCA-ZRH
13h 56m1 stop
$501American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 9 - Mon, Oct 13
Delta Logo
2:20 pm - 11:04 pmZRH-DCA
14h 44m2 stops
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12:42 pm - 8:35 amDCA-ZRH
13h 53m2 stops
$502Delta
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Thu, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 14
United Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 5:42 pmZRH-DCA
13h 32m1 stop
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3:00 pm - 8:15 amDCA-ZRH
11h 15m1 stop
$505United Airlines
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Sat, Dec 20 - Thu, Jan 1
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 2:00 pmZRH-IAD
12h 45m1 stop
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5:25 pm - 7:40 amIAD-ZRH
8h 15mnonstop
$507United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 6 - Fri, Sep 19
Delta Logo
9:20 am - 3:35 pmZRH-IAD
12h 15m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:25 pm - 11:05 amIAD-ZRH
11h 40m1 stop
$518Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to District of Columbia flights

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

What is the cheapest Zurich to District of Columbia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to District of Columbia from Zurich found in the last 72 hours was to Washington, D.C., at $498 round-trip. The most popular route is from Zurich (ZRH) to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $498.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Zurich to District of Columbia?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $1,498 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to District of Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia is November, when tickets cost $552 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $809 and $743 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Zurich to District of Columbia, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from District of Columbia, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich to District of Columbia?

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 District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$464
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 15% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
Flight from Zurich to Washington Dulles Airport

FAQs - booking District of Columbia flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Zurich to District of Columbia?

    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 District of Columbia.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Zurich to District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia?

    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 from Zurich to District of Columbia with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Zurich to District of Columbia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $566 on average. Morning departures are around 3% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $712.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to District of Columbia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Zurich to the following destinations at these prices or less: Washington, D.C. $604 one-way - $572 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Zurich to District of Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Zurich to District of Columbia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.6
SWISSOverall score based on 1703 reviews
7.7Boarding
8.3Crew
6.8Entertainment
7.1Food
7.4Comfort
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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.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Aug 2025ZRH - MRS
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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.

Not good. We returned on united airlines and the food was horrible.

The cabin was warm and few used the blankets. I should’ve upgraded.

The plan was delayed for takeoff by an hour, but we ended up making the landing on time which was a nice surprise.

The crew was very friendly and nice! Very smooth flight.

The meal was wonderful and strawberry ice cream was a plus.

Absolutely amazing! Best airline i have flown with, huge difference to United!

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

...as stated previously, red tape should be shorted by Swiss in terms of generating refunds...

They didn't give us Nothing to eat, come on..... 1 package of chips and a glass of soda won't do anything to the company

It is clear that someone knew, and competent, is in charge of food at United Airlines at least for the international flights. I was flying in coach, but the choices of the dinner were excellent. Tasty, and appropriate size. I had the beef, which was a little bit like a shepherds pie, and it was good. Nothing comparable has been served on a United flight in years. It will not be confused with three star food, but it is very good for airline food. Even better was the breakfast choice between a cinnamon roll and a breakfast sandwich. I chose the breakfast sandwich which was absolutely delicious and which I would happily order again at my local Starbucks or Panera. It is clear that someone knew indifferent is in charge of the food and it’s about time.

Had one staff that was not pleasant. Seems they are stressed with too many people to care for.

I would have liked an opportunity to move to a different seat ( even would have checked in my hand luggage)as I had health issues where I didn't have to clamber over the passenger next to me to for toilet use/ movement [ She was a highly unpleasant neighbor to sit next to]. In addition, I found that my European phone plan had run out of data and so I was not receiving emails from yourselves on airport wifi to be able to check in online and verifications difficult as did not accept the ticket number I had. I asked for an extra blanket but was told there was none. Then I saw other passengers receiving them. I couldn't eat the food and asked for snacks : Stewardess said " on the way" but they did not bring. The best bit was the check in process in Lisbon. Very efficient. However, I did not understand why we had to collect our bags at Washington then go through customs again. It was not explained. I also with my leg and health issue had approximately mile walk to the gate ( which then changed) . There appeared to be no moving walkways or help provided.

The attendant were friendly. I suggest you have a medical attendant on board every flight so that in case someone is sick , he/she will help them.

We had a very long diversion and our food voucher didn’t work because the restaurants were closed

United airlines, mediocre at best. No issues , nothing great . Worked for me

Turbulent taking off & landing to Dulles from Raleigh. Flight from Dulles to Tokyo very good!!

Very nice and clean plane. Transit time between flights was tight though

Mostly the experience was good except for the flight changes made by UA which meant longer layover in DC

Terrible. First of all we were delayed 4 3/4 hours departing Honolulu. As we had to leave our condo and the rental car had to be returned we had to go to the airport. Even though we had a business class boarding pass to Washington, since we did not have business class to Montreal we could not access the lounge without paying a $59 fee each. This does not make sense to us. Since we could not meet our original connection United booked us to Montreal via New York LaGuardia on Air Canada. In Washington a further delay got us into LaGuardia too late to make our connection to Montreal so we were booked on another Air Canada flight 3 hours later. We were originally scheduled to arrive in Montreal at 10:40 and arrived at 19:55. A totally exhausting day, United did not offer a meal voucher or any type of compensation. Air Canada did give us a digital meal voucher. The food in United business class is poor among all meals offered. The pods look nice but are not that confortable. Overall would not fly on United again.

The crew was wonderful at check in, the gate and on board. Felt the luggage had more room than the passengers. The seats were smaller than most domestic U.S. airlines. I'm only 5'2" and I had little legroom. There were only 2 bathrooms in coach. Needed more. The flight was very smooth but not the most comfortable.

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.

Boarded with no problems. Sat on the tarmac for an hour before taking off. We were the last ones on our connecting flight. Didn't think we were going to make it. Our flight to Iceland was similarly delayed. When we've flown other airlines, pilots have tried to make up time while in the air. This doesn't seem to be something that Icelandair does. We made all of our flights, but it was stressful and we didn't think it was going to happen based on the time we arrived.

The flight was delayed and as a consequence we missed our connecting flight. Were stuck for another 6h in Reykyavik. Appreciated that we got a generous food voucher at least. Would have liked to see more information upon arrival including a person waiting for connecting flight travellers and informing already that we will not catch the flight and directing us to the office dealing with the matter; unfortunately that didnt happen and we hence first needed to find out whether flight had indeed left already and then locate the adequate office to help us with booking us on the next connecting flight. Also my suitcase broke and it is not clear whether it is happened on the leg with Iceland Air from DC to Reykyavik or on the leg with Lufthansa from Reykyavik to Frankfurt. Finally, understood that it is a low cost company but at least provision of earplugs for free would have been nice, instead of making them buy.

Great experience on Icelandair flight from Newark to Amsterdam by way of Reykjavík. Courteous and professional staff. Food was solid. Service - outstanding. Cabin was a little warm.

Good service. No complementary food for international flight. WiFi kinda pricey. Got the job done for the right price.

Still one of my favorite airlines, but the entertainment options were a bit lacking. It didn't help that my screen didn't work on one of the legs of the trip.

Everything was good. Only issue comes from being vegan and flying. The food options are super limited.

Paid for a Premium seat...minimal recline, no footrest. Maybe slightly wider than a cheap economy seat. Zero chance of getting any rest on this plane

Comfort of seats is not good. Like sitting on a rock for 6 hours. Also no in flight food and limited beverages unless you pay is not nice. Need flight to be dark during the “night” but attendants don’t ask for shades to be lowered..

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