Athens (ATH) – Tel Aviv (TLV)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,195 km
742 mi · 645 nm
Flight time
2 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
150 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (89 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,006,877
2024 · +32.1%
Flights / week
127
Both directions, average
Seats filled
83%
1,213,106 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 TLVATHTLV
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATH
120°
Heading from TLV
306°
Halfway point
35.10, 29.61
Great-circle km
1,194 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 144,271 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMarAprMayJun144.3KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202431,760
Feb 202451,805
Mar 202464,980
Apr 202483,746
May 202483,200
Jun 2024144,271
Jul 2024117,186
Aug 202495,186
Sep 2024102,754
Oct 202476,356
Nov 202462,226
Dec 202493,407
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 881 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJun881JulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024212
Feb 2024341
Mar 2024430
Apr 2024571
May 2024559
Jun 2024881
Jul 2024719
Aug 2024608
Sep 2024678
Oct 2024535
Nov 2024434
Dec 2024610

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,194 km.

ATH Athens → TLV Tel Aviv

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

TLV Tel Aviv → ATH Athens

EU261€250 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.

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 → 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 TLV

Route Distance Passengers / year
TLV → IST1,165 km 858,491
TLV → LCA339 km 828,630
TLV → SAW1,105 km 665,630
TLV → CDG3,288 km 645,697
TLV → AYT659 km 637,569
TLV → JFK9,137 km 563,394
TLV → EWR9,161 km 501,304
TLV → BUD2,165 km 466,537
TLV → FCO2,281 km 411,507
TLV → OTP1,590 km 402,763

Questions

Athens (ATH) and Tel Aviv (TLV) are 1,195 km (742 miles, 645 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.