✈ ATH → JFK
10H 12M FROM ATHENS TO NEW YORK. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.