Athens (ATH) – Rhodes (RHO)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
405 km
252 mi · 219 nm
Flight time
1 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
93 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (55 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
763,781
2024 · +10.1%
Flights / week
99
Both directions, average
Seats filled
78%
983,589 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 RHOATHRHO
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATH
114°
Heading from RHO
296°
Halfway point
37.19, 26.04
Great-circle km
404 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 92,008 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJun92KJulAugSepOctNovDec
Show as a table
Month Passengers
Jan 202448,072
Feb 202443,151
Mar 202452,001
Apr 202451,836
May 202459,710
Jun 202492,008
Jul 202481,366
Aug 202480,376
Sep 202466,208
Oct 202470,026
Nov 202463,730
Dec 202455,297
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 611 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJun611JulAugSepOctNovDec
Show as a table
Month Flights
Jan 2024366
Feb 2024331
Mar 2024393
Apr 2024391
May 2024420
Jun 2024611
Jul 2024531
Aug 2024488
Sep 2024426
Oct 2024442
Nov 2024408
Dec 2024351

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 404 km.

ATH Athens → RHO Rhodes

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

RHO Rhodes → ATH Athens

EU261€250 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 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 RHO

Route Distance Passengers / year
RHO → LGW2,776 km 337,961
RHO → MAN3,011 km 274,594
RHO → TLV794 km 267,145
RHO → STN2,786 km 170,687
RHO → DUS2,365 km 170,135
RHO → HEL2,668 km 168,416
RHO → PRG1,884 km 148,834
RHO → BHX2,935 km 143,121
RHO → AMS2,544 km 137,447
RHO → VIE1,607 km 135,862

Questions

Athens (ATH) and Rhodes (RHO) are 405 km (252 miles, 219 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.