Cheap flights from Zurich to Tokyo from $702

The cheapest month to fly to Tokyo from Zurich is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around $1,042, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you’re not able to fly to Tokyo in June, then January is your next best option. Flight prices from Zurich to Tokyo during January average around $1,051.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Tokyo is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $1,518. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Flights from Zurich to Tokyo on a Sunday will generally be more expensive and average around $2,226. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

At noon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Zurich to Tokyo when you can find flight prices for as low as $1,921. Flying to Tokyo at noon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Tokyo is in the morning when prices are around $2,196.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Tokyo from Zurich when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Tokyo for around $1,367 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Tokyo from Zurich for as low as $1,137 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Zurich to Tokyo 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 78% on your flight if you consider stops on a Zurich to Tokyo flight.

As of March 2026, prices for Zurich to Tokyo flights are approximately 28% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Zurich and Tokyo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 107 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, SWISS have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Bangkok (BKK) was the most common stop: 19% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Istanbul (IST) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $892.

Flights connecting via Istanbul (IST) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 15m.

Warsaw (WAW) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 30m.

The number of flights available between Zurich and Tokyo is 1 per day as of March 2026. The most frequent departure time is 1:00PM, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of March 2026, 10 flights take off from Zurich and land in Tokyo each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 20% of weekly flights taking off on this day.