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Chicago to Zurich

1 operator run this water, from 9 h 25.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

Swiss International Air Lines, United Airlines ORD → ZRH 7131 km non-stop 333 in the air 10 h 55 est. rate not held 758 km/h average

Other ways to reach Zurich

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Zurich without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Stuttgart – Zurich 41 min Lufthansa Cargo
Ferno (VA) – Zurich 45 min Swiss International Air Lines
Geneva – Zurich 47 min Flybaboo
Caselle Torinese (TO) – Zurich 50 min Flybaboo
Munich – Zurich 50 min Lufthansa Cargo
Frankfurt am Main – Zurich 51 min Ethiopian Airlines
Luxembourg – Zurich 52 min Swiss International Air Lines
Nuremberg – Zurich 52 min Lufthansa Cargo
Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône – Zurich 55 min Swiss International Air Lines
Salzburg – Zurich 55 min Intersky

And other ways to reach Chicago

Milwaukee – Chicago 38 min American Airlines
South Bend – Chicago 40 min United Airlines
Madison – Chicago 43 min American Airlines
Bloomington/Normal – Chicago 44 min American Airlines
Muskegon – Chicago 44 min United Airlines
Kalamazoo – Chicago 45 min American Airlines
Grand Rapids – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Peoria – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Savoy – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Moline – Chicago 47 min American Airlines

Where else these quays go

Also from Chicago

Abu Dhabi · Akron · Albany · Albuquerque · Allentown/Bethlehem · Amman · Amsterdam · Anchorage · Appleton · Asheville · Atlanta · Austin · Baltimore · Birmingham

Also from Zurich

Alicante · Amman · Amsterdam · Antalya · Atlanta · Balice · Bangkok · Barcelona · Belgrade · Billund · Birmingham, West Midlands · Bordeaux · Boston · Bremen

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Chicago–Zurich crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.