✈ ATH → JFK

10H 12M FROM ATHENS TO NEW YORK. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.

Flight time
10h 12m
Distance
4,929 mi
Or
7,932 km
Jet lag
7h

Flight from Athens to New York

From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Athens to New York?

A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to New York (JFK) takes about 10 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,929 miles (7,932 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 12m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,929 mi

7,932 km · great-circle

Avg speed

778 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-7h

7 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.9d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1174 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1356 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 325 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.