✈ ATH → YVR
12H 25M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Athens to Vancouver
From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe → YVR (YVR), Canada North America
How long is the flight from Athens to Vancouver?
A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Vancouver (YVR) takes about 12 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,090 miles (9,801 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,090 mi
9,801 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
Time difference
-10h
10 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.