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Air freight SYD → ZRH

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, Australia → Zürich Airport, Switzerland

Distance
16,568 km
Great circle
Best transit
20h 6m
Direct
Carriers
46
2 direct
Flight time
20h 6m
Excludes ground time

Carrier options

Computed from airline hub networks; block time from great-circle distance at 850 km/h, plus 8 h of hub ground time where the routing transfers. Not a schedule — no flight numbers or departure times, because we have no schedule feed.

Airline Routing Distance Flight Transit
Swiss WorldCargo LX SYD → ZRH 16,568 km 20h 6m 20h 6m
Qantas Freight QF SYD → ZRH 16,568 km 20h 6m 20h 6m
Austrian Cargo OS SYD → VIE → ZRH 16,568 km 20h 42m 28h 42m
Thai Cargo TG SYD → BKK → ZRH 16,569 km 20h 42m 28h 42m
Vietnam Airlines Cargo VN SYD → SGN → ZRH 16,569 km 20h 42m 28h 42m
Air India Cargo AI SYD → DEL → ZRH 16,583 km 20h 43m 28h 43m
Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ SYD → SIN → ZRH 16,599 km 20h 44m 28h 44m
MASkargo MH SYD → KUL → ZRH 16,605 km 20h 44m 28h 44m
Garuda Indonesia Cargo GA SYD → CGK → ZRH 16,637 km 20h 46m 28h 46m
Cathay Cargo CX SYD → HKG → ZRH 16,674 km 20h 49m 28h 49m
China Southern Cargo CZ SYD → CAN → ZRH 16,677 km 20h 49m 28h 49m
Turkish Cargo TK SYD → IST → ZRH 16,712 km 20h 52m 28h 52m

34 slower options not shown.

What it costs on this lane

Air freight prices on chargeable weight, not on distance: the greater of gross weight and volume converted at 166.67 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus a minimum charge and pass-through fuel and security surcharges. Work out the weight first — that is the half of the quote that is arithmetic — then ask for the rate.

Frequently asked

How long does air freight take from SYD to ZRH?

The fastest routing in our registry estimates 20h 6m flying direct. That is flight time plus hub ground time where the routing transfers — it excludes pickup, terminal cut-off, customs clearance and final delivery, which usually add a day at each end.

Which airlines fly cargo from SYD to ZRH?

Swiss WorldCargo, Qantas Freight, Austrian Cargo, Thai Cargo, Vietnam Airlines Cargo, Air India Cargo and 40 more in our registry. 2 of them are hubbed at one end and can fly it direct.

What does air freight cost on this lane?

It depends on chargeable weight, not distance alone: the greater of gross and volumetric weight at 167 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus fuel and security surcharges. We do not publish a rate for this lane because we have no live rate feed yet — request a quote and every line comes back itemised.