✈ EDI → ATH
4H 8M FROM EDINBURGH TO ATHENS. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Edinburgh to Athens
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe
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.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.