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Athens (ATH) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,430 km
1,510 mi · 1,312 nm
Flight time
3 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
305 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (180 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
918,788
2024 · +14.8%
Flights / week
115
Both directions, average
Seats filled
78%
1,182,736 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 LHRATHLHR
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 LHR
119°
Halfway point
45.36, 13.19
Great-circle km
2,427 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 2 h behind Athens

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 121,615 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJun121.6KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202453,532
Feb 202450,656
Mar 202457,940
Apr 202471,041
May 202478,630
Jun 2024121,615
Jul 202499,122
Aug 202487,760
Sep 202485,141
Oct 202491,430
Nov 202462,134
Dec 202459,787
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 772 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJun772JulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024358
Feb 2024319
Mar 2024364
Apr 2024511
May 2024548
Jun 2024772
Jul 2024628
Aug 2024555
Sep 2024528
Oct 2024587
Nov 2024407
Dec 2024418

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,427 km.

ATH Athens → LHR 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.

LHR 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 → FCO1,087 km 898,550
ATH → CHQ268 km 818,996
ATH → CDG2,111 km 807,564
ATH → RHO405 km 763,781

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802

Questions

Athens (ATH) and London (LHR) are 2,430 km (1,510 miles, 1,312 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.