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Athens (ATH) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,396 km
1,489 mi · 1,294 nm
Flight time
3 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
301 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (178 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
507,318
2024 · +11.9%
Flights / week
59
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
626,390 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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 LGWATHLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATH
316°
Heading from LGW
118°
Halfway point
45.18, 13.27
Great-circle km
2,393 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 2 h behind Athens

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 66,799 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJun66.8KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202427,038
Feb 202428,476
Mar 202436,304
Apr 202438,001
May 202441,168
Jun 202466,799
Jul 202456,150
Aug 202449,917
Sep 202447,000
Oct 202442,699
Nov 202435,810
Dec 202437,956
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 377 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJun377JulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024184
Feb 2024190
Mar 2024233
Apr 2024242
May 2024251
Jun 2024377
Jul 2024319
Aug 2024282
Sep 2024267
Oct 2024269
Nov 2024216
Dec 2024236

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,393 km.

ATH Athens → LGW London

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LGW London → ATH Athens

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 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.

Every airport pair between Athens and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
ATH2,4302,3962,4112,4472,4012,366

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London 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 LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806

Questions

Athens (ATH) and London (LGW) are 2,396 km (1,489 miles, 1,294 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.