Jet route · DBV → ZRH
Flying Dubrovnik to Zurich
West-north-west over the Alps. Terrain along the route makes aircraft performance a live consideration rather than a formality, which is part of what shapes the options you get back.
- Distance
- 994 km
- Block time
- 1 h 25 min – 2 h 55 min
- From
- Dubrovnik Airport
- To
- Zürich Airport
Flight time by aircraft category
Block time including twenty minutes for taxi, climb and descent. Actual times move with the aircraft, the routing and the wind on the day.
| Category | Typical seats | Block time |
|---|---|---|
| Piston Twin | up to 5 | 2 h 55 min |
| Turboprop | up to 8 | 2 h 10 min |
| Very Light Jet | up to 5 | 1 h 45 min |
| Light Jet | up to 7 | 1 h 40 min |
| Midsize | up to 9 | 1 h 35 min |
| Super Midsize | up to 10 | 1 h 30 min |
| Heavy Jet | up to 14 | 1 h 25 min |
Who takes this sector
Swiss groups heading to the Adriatic in summer, and business passengers running a same-day meeting.
What to know about Dubrovnik Airport
- Runway
- The longest runway in Croatia. It accepts heavy long-range types without a payload penalty.
- Customs and border
- Croatia is in the Schengen area. Flights to and from non-Schengen states are handled as external border crossings in both directions.
- Seasonality
- Traffic is strongly seasonal. July and August carry the peak, and the airport is far quieter either side of it.
- Best for
- The default departure point for Dubrovnik, the Elaphiti islands and the southern Dalmatian coast.
Timing
Out and back inside a day. Arrival time at the Dubrovnik end is usually what drives the plan.
Peak summer weeks fill early at the Dubrovnik end. The rest of the year this sector is straightforward.