Zurich to Washington (DCA) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Zurich to Washington, look for around $605, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $605 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 6 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

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  • Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Zurich to Washington for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for ZRH → DCA. Next departures: Thu Nov 5 · Fri Nov 6 · Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
  • Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $607 ($639 on Lufthansa / United Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 12–19, 2 connections via Frankfurt and Montreal out and one connection via Newark back. Arrive home Jan 20. Jan 12–19, Lufthansa / United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $606.73 · See flights for these dates
  • Good price: about $605 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 12–19, Lufthansa / United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $606.73 · See flights for these dates
  • Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
  • Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $607; lowest Axel-exclusive $607 ($639 on Lufthansa / United Airlines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $672; lowest Axel-exclusive $672 ($709 on Lufthansa / United Airlines)).
  • Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.3% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $37 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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TripPrice targetMidpointDate pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)$605$6054

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · ZRH–DCA. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 12–19, Lufthansa / United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $606.73 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 6 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Which airlines fly nonstop, and where do connections stop?

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

  • Air Canada: Via Toronto
  • American: Via Philadelphia
  • United: Via Newark or Chicago

What prices did we find for the coming months?

Week-long fares from $607. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

MonthWeek-long fares foundNonstop from
Dec 2026Axel-exclusive $672–$701, $709 on Lufthansa / United Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found
Jan 2027Axel-exclusive $607, $639 on Lufthansa / United Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found

Is Axel cheaper than booking with the airline?

Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.3% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $37 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

  • Lufthansa / United Airlines, Jan 12–19: $639 on Lufthansa / United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $607 ($32 less).

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Every trip we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $700.73 · Airline $738.00 · Save $37.27 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out ZRH–DCA 93 / 5437 10:15–16:57, back DCA–ZRH 1242 / 607 / 92 10:40–08:15+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, 2 connections via Boston and Philadelphia back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:52Z.
  • 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $671.77 · Airline $709.00 · Save $37.23 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / United Airlines (out ZRH–DCA 2369 / 434 / 2160 13:35–22:45, back DCA–ZRH 1580 / 3 07:35–07:55+1; 2 connections via Munich and Chicago out, one connection via Chicago back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:52Z.
  • 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $807.27 · Airline $852.00 · Save $44.73 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / Air Canada (out ZRH–DCA 2369 / 434 / 2160 13:35–22:45, back DCA–ZRH 8781 / 880 06:59–10:25+1; 2 connections via Munich and Chicago out, one connection via Toronto back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:52Z.
  • 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,076.73 · Airline $1,134.00 · Save $57.27 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / United Airlines (out ZRH–DCA 2369 / 434 / 2160 13:35–22:45, back DCA–ZRH 4413 / 134 16:05–08:20+1; 2 connections via Munich and Chicago out, one connection via Newark back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:52Z.

January 2027

  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $606.73 · Airline $639.00 · Save $32.27 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / United Airlines (out ZRH–DCA 1199 / 845 / 8823 07:00–15:24, back DCA–ZRH 4413 / 134 16:05–08:20+1; 2 connections via Frankfurt and Montreal out, one connection via Newark back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:52Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $606.73 · Airline $639.00 · Save $32.27 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / United Airlines (out ZRH–DCA 1199 / 845 / 8823 07:00–15:24, back DCA–ZRH 4413 / 134 16:05–08:20+1; 2 connections via Frankfurt and Montreal out, one connection via Newark back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:52Z.

How we checked

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from ZRH to DCA for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤18h out / ≤18h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: ZRH → DCA. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

ZRH–DCA · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $700.73 · American Airlines 93 / 5437 · 10:15–16:57 local · 1 stop (PHL) · 12h 42m. Airline fare: $738.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–DCA · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $671.77 · Lufthansa 2369 / 434 / 2160 · 13:35–22:45 local · 2 stops (MUC, ORD) · 15h 10m. Airline fare: $709.

  • Axel-exclusive $700.73 · American Airlines 93 / 5437 · 10:15–17:30 local · 1 stop (PHL) · 13h 15m. Airline fare: $738.

  • Axel-exclusive $701.31 · Swiss International Air Lines 8 / 1369 · 13:05–21:05 local · 1 stop (ORD) · 14h 0m. Airline fare: $739.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–DCA · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $606.73 · Lufthansa 1199 / 845 / 8823 · 07:00–15:24 local · 2 stops (FRA, YUL) · 14h 24m. Airline fare: $639.

  • Axel-exclusive $611.11 · United Airlines 135 / 4485 · 10:20–18:44 local · 1 stop (EWR) · 14h 24m. Airline fare: $646.

  • Axel-exclusive $611.11 · Swiss International Air Lines 18 / 4434 · 17:15–08:13 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (EWR) · 20h 58m. Airline fare: $646.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–DCA · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $606.73 · Lufthansa 1199 / 845 / 8823 · 07:00–15:24 local · 2 stops (FRA, YUL) · 14h 24m. Airline fare: $639.

  • Axel-exclusive $611.73 · Swiss International Air Lines 8 / 1369 · 13:05–21:05 local · 1 stop (ORD) · 14h 0m. Airline fare: $647.

  • Axel-exclusive $611.73 · United Airlines 135 / 4485 · 10:20–18:44 local · 1 stop (EWR) · 14h 24m. Airline fare: $647.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: Lufthansa 5.6/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10 · Swiss 5.8/10 · Air Canada 5.4/10. Every airline rated.

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