Check-in times
Don’t miss the correct time to check in for your flight and drop off your baggage. Get information about the check-in times for your flight in good time to ensure you are fully prepared.
Check-in times at the desk and self check-in options
Please arrive at the airport with plenty of time to spare. We generally recommend you get to the airport around 2 hours before departure (short-haul routes) or 3 hours before departure (long-haul routes). Please note also the personalised information in your pre-flight e-mail and on your boarding pass.
The opening times of check-in desks vary depending on the airport and the flight duration. Please note the check-in times so you arrive at your gate in good time and fully relaxed.
Most airports also provide self check-in options. Use these options whenever you can and save time at the airport.
Select your travel class, along with the country and airport of departure. Then click on “Display” to receive the desired information.
Check-in options at the airport
Check-in at Zurich and Geneva
Check in as early as the day before your departure. That way you will arrive at the airport on the day of your trip with no baggage and no time pressure, relaxed and with your boarding pass to hand. This service is available for all flights operated by SWISS with departures from Geneva and Zurich. You can use this service until 20:45 in Geneva, and until 22:00 in Zurich.
If you are travelling to the United States and wish to check in baggage, you must be physically present at the check-in counter.
Codeshare flights
The check-in times for codeshare flights are fixed by the operating airlines. The most important examples:
- To Bangkok with Thai Airways TG971/LX4300
- To Athens with Aegean Airways A3 any flight number/LX4320
- To Malta with Air Malta KM491/LX4370
- To Lisbon with TAP Portugal TP927-931/LX4580-4590
- To Porto with TAP Portugal TP921-923/LX4592-4598
- To Vancouver with Air Canada AC803/LX4648
- To Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific CX382/LX9514
- To Singapore with Singapore Airlines SQ345/LX4150
- To Toronto with Air Canada AC879/LX4640
- To Washington with United Airlines UA937/LX3200
- To Newark with United Airlines UA135/LX3218
- To San Francisco with United Airlines UA045/LX3208
- To Tel Aviv with El Al LY344-348/LX4220-22
- To Cologne with Eurowings EW763-769/LX4424-4430
Check-in and baggage drop-off worldwide
Our check-in options are available to you on the day of departure at the relevant airport for all SWISS destinations.