Athens (ATH) – Dubai (DXB)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
3,276 km
2,036 mi · 1,769 nm
Flight time
4 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
412 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (243 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
363,322
2024 · +21.0%
Flights / week
33
Both directions, average
Seats filled
74%
489,864 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from ATH
106°
Heading from DXB
303°
Halfway point
32.58, 40.75
Great-circle km
3,273 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 60,151 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202420,843
Feb 202419,530
Mar 202422,971
Apr 202422,995
May 202425,595
Jun 202460,151
Jul 202444,939
Aug 202440,488
Sep 202440,311
Oct 202425,865
Nov 202420,347
Dec 202419,287
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 250 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024110
Feb 2024106
Mar 2024117
Apr 2024117
May 2024118
Jun 2024250
Jul 2024178
Aug 2024158
Sep 2024180
Oct 2024123
Nov 2024120
Dec 2024122

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 3,273 km.

ATH Athens → DXB Dubai

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

DXB Dubai → ATH Athens

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

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.

Every airport pair between Athens and Dubai

DXBDWC
ATH3,2763,280

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports

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

More routes from DXB

Route Distance Passengers / year
DXB → BOM1,927 km 2,390,373
DXB → DEL2,186 km 2,174,793
DXB → IST3,032 km 1,429,665
DXB → CDG5,245 km 1,268,474
DXB → HYD2,548 km 1,032,477
DXB → AMS5,175 km 991,087
DXB → COK2,780 km 987,678
DXB → MAA2,933 km 943,633
DXB → FRA4,849 km 940,081
DXB → BLR2,694 km 890,558

Questions

Athens (ATH) and Dubai (DXB) are 3,276 km (2,036 miles, 1,769 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.