✈ ATH → ATL
11H 39M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Athens to Atlanta
From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Athens to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 11 hours 39 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,688 miles (9,154 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 39m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,688 mi
9,154 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.