Athens (ATH) – Thessaloniki (SKG)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
299 km
186 mi · 161 nm
Flight time
1 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
69 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (41 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,649,094
2024 · +10.8%
Flights / week
223
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
2,035,174 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 SKGATHSKG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATH
344°
Heading from SKG
163°
Halfway point
39.23, 23.47
Great-circle km
299 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 186,033 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 2024116,863
Feb 2024128,743
Mar 2024134,460
Apr 2024129,295
May 2024133,866
Jun 2024186,033
Jul 2024153,004
Aug 2024113,208
Sep 2024126,402
Oct 2024141,602
Nov 2024146,858
Dec 2024138,760
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 1,266 flights
05001K1.5KJanFebMarAprMayJun1.3KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 20241,006
Feb 2024940
Mar 2024952
Apr 2024900
May 2024914
Jun 20241,266
Jul 20241,018
Aug 2024759
Sep 2024875
Oct 2024940
Nov 20241,024
Dec 20241,011

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 299 km.

ATH Athens → SKG Thessaloniki

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SKG Thessaloniki → 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 → 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
ATH → RHO405 km 763,781

More routes from SKG

Route Distance Passengers / year
SKG → HER607 km 299,024
SKG → LCA1,128 km 285,913
SKG → MUC1,243 km 265,266
SKG → FRA1,543 km 229,477
SKG → DUS1,729 km 229,360
SKG → VIE985 km 215,476
SKG → STR1,416 km 209,387
SKG → BER1,501 km 193,735
SKG → LGW2,138 km 188,798
SKG → PFO1,057 km 157,298

Questions

Athens (ATH) and Thessaloniki (SKG) are 299 km (186 miles, 161 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.