✈ ATH → ZRH
2H 42M FROM ATHENS TO ZURICH. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Athens to Zurich
From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → Athens
How long is the flight from Athens to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 2 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,018 miles (1,639 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 42m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,018 mi
1,639 km · great-circle
Avg speed
607 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from Athens
Nearest destinations
- Athens → Istanbul
- Athens → Bucharest
- Athens → Rome
- Athens → Cairo
- Athens → Budapest
- Athens → Tel Aviv
- Athens → Vienna
- Athens → Munich
- Athens → Milan
- Athens → Prague
Long-haul from Athens
- Athens → Auckland
- Athens → Sydney
- Athens → Melbourne
- Athens → Santiago
- Athens → Buenos Aires
- Athens → Mexico City
- Athens → Los Angeles
- Athens → San Francisco
- Athens → Las Vegas
- Athens → Bali (Denpasar)
More flights to Europe
Flights to Zurich
Nearest origins
- Milan → Zurich
- Munich → Zurich
- Frankfurt → Zurich
- Paris → Zurich
- Brussels → Zurich
- Prague → Zurich
- Amsterdam → Zurich
- Vienna → Zurich
- Berlin → Zurich
- Rome → Zurich
Long-haul to Zurich
- Auckland → Zurich
- Sydney → Zurich
- Melbourne → Zurich
- Bali (Denpasar) → Zurich
- Santiago → Zurich
- Buenos Aires → Zurich
- Manila → Zurich
- Singapore → Zurich
- Kuala Lumpur → Zurich
- Mexico City → Zurich