✈ ZRH → ATH
2H 42M, 1,018 MI. ONE MOVIE. ONE NAP. ONE QUESTIONABLE MEAL.
Flight from Zurich to Athens
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Athens → Zurich
How long is the flight from Zurich to Athens?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Athens (ATH) 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
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
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.
Flights from Zurich
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- Zurich → Milan
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- Zurich → Brussels
- Zurich → Prague
- Zurich → Amsterdam
- Zurich → Vienna
- Zurich → Berlin
- Zurich → Rome
Long-haul from Zurich
- Zurich → Auckland
- Zurich → Sydney
- Zurich → Melbourne
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Flights to Athens
Nearest origins
- Istanbul → Athens
- Bucharest → Athens
- Rome → Athens
- Cairo → Athens
- Budapest → Athens
- Tel Aviv → Athens
- Vienna → Athens
- Munich → Athens
- Milan → Athens
- Prague → Athens
Long-haul to 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) → Athens