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✈ ATH → SFO

13H 46M FROM ATHENS TO SAN FRANCISCO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
13h 46m
Distance
6,793 mi
Or
10,932 km
Jet lag
10h

Flight from Athens to San Francisco

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

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Athens

How long is the flight from Athens to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 13 hours 46 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,793 miles (10,932 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

13h 46m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,793 mi

10,932 km · great-circle

Avg speed

794 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-10h

10 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1618 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1869 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 448 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.

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