Detroit (DTW) to Zurich (ZRH): 4,244 miles (6,829 km) great-circle, about 9h 00m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $1100 round-trip on WestJet, with 3 stops, departing June 9, 2026.
$1100 round-trip, WestJet WS1051, departing 2026-06-09 at 18:10, returning 2026-07-08. The recorded itinerary left on a Tuesday, returning on a Wednesday 29 nights later; the fare was observed 45 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $1100, it ranked 25th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from DTW (median $275). That is 25.9 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), above the DTW median of 22.2 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from DTW of similar length: Basel-Mulhouse (4,198 mi) at $1139 and St. Petersburg (4,452 mi) at $1909.
WestJet had the cheapest fare on 2 of 30 DTW routes. It is the 8th longest of the 30 routes we track from DTW.
Of 7 departure airports with a fare to Zurich, Detroit (DTW) ranked 7th at $1100. Lowest: $202 from Porto (OPO); highest: $1100 from Detroit (DTW); 2 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): Wizz Air Malta (2), easyJet (1), Norwegian Air (1), Swiss (1), WestJet (1) and Wizz Air (1).
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Switzerland: European Commission: Schengen visa policy. Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones America/New_York, Europe/Zurich; flight time is our estimate.