Cheap flights from Zurich to New York from $331

The cheapest month to fly to Newark Airport from Zurich is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around $588, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Newark Airport in March, then you should wait until November to fly from Zurich, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $624.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Newark Airport is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $663. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Zurich to Newark Airport for around $966.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Newark Airport is in the afternoon when flights can be purchased for as low as $708. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $760.

Fly from Zurich to Newark for the best Zurich - Newark flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Newark Airport from Zurich when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Newark Airport for around $695 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Newark Airport from Zurich for as low as $569 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 31% on your flight if you consider stops on a Zurich to Newark Airport flight.

As of March 2026, prices for Zurich to Newark Airport flights are approximately 31% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Zurich and Newark have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 140 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening 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. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines 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.

Reykjavik (KEF) 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 $398.

Flights connecting via Reykjavik (KEF) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 10m.

Reykjavik (KEF) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 03m.

6 flights are operational daily from Zurich to Newark Airport as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 76% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of March 2026, 42 flights take off from Zurich and land in Newark Airport each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights taking off on this day.