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✈ EDI → ATH

EDINBURGH → ATHENS IN 4H 8M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
4h 8m
Distance
1,770 mi
Or
2,848 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Edinburgh to Athens

From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe  →  Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Athens → Edinburgh

How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Athens?

A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Athens (ATH) takes about 4 hours 8 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,770 miles (2,848 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 8m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,770 mi

2,848 km · great-circle

Avg speed

688 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

Time difference

+2h

2 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~2d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 347 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 487 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 117 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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