Amsterdam (AMS) – Athens (ATH)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,184 km
1,357 mi · 1,179 nm
Flight time
3 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
274 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (162 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
606,587
2024 · +18.2%
Flights / week
68
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
685,076 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to ATHAMSATH
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
129°
Heading from ATH
323°
Halfway point
45.52, 15.58
Great-circle km
2,182 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Athens is 1 h ahead of Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 60,186 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct60.2KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202435,227
Feb 202436,741
Mar 202447,656
Apr 202453,368
May 202454,538
Jun 202452,875
Jul 202451,456
Aug 202454,442
Sep 202458,229
Oct 202460,186
Nov 202450,714
Dec 202451,155
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 338 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct338NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024217
Feb 2024213
Mar 2024275
Apr 2024310
May 2024311
Jun 2024304
Jul 2024304
Aug 2024326
Sep 2024327
Oct 2024338
Nov 2024304
Dec 2024318

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,182 km.

AMS Amsterdam → ATH Athens

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

ATH Athens → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397

More routes from ATH

Route Distance Passengers / year
ATH → SKG299 km 1,649,094
ATH → HER309 km 1,452,941
ATH → JTR218 km 1,377,866
ATH → LCA932 km 1,365,755
ATH → TLV1,195 km 1,006,877
ATH → IST553 km 981,717
ATH → LHR2,430 km 918,788
ATH → FCO1,087 km 898,550
ATH → CHQ268 km 818,996
ATH → CDG2,111 km 807,564

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Athens (ATH) are 2,184 km (1,357 miles, 1,179 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.