Cheap flights from Zurich to New York from $420

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Zurich, with most prices found around $555. If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in March, then you should wait until November to fly from Zurich, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $563.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $626. The most expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around $701.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is in the morning. momondo users have found flights departing from Zurich to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in the morning for as low as $627. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $691.

Fly from Zurich to New York John F Kennedy Intl for the best Zurich - New York John F Kennedy Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Zurich when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around $631 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Zurich for as low as $574 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Zurich to New York John F Kennedy Intl flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

British Airways, Air Europa, and TAP AIR PORTUGAL are the most popular carriers operating from Zurich to New York John F Kennedy Intl

SWISS, Delta and Condor are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Zurich according to our data. SWISS is the first choice among our users, with 56% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Zurich and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 119 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Warsaw (WAW) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Reykjavik (KEF) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $464.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 12h 05m.

Reykjavik (KEF) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 46m.

As of February 2026, there are 4 flights per day flying from Zurich to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. The most common time of day flights depart is 1:00PM, with 55% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between Zurich and New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is 29 per week as of February 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.