✈ JFK → ATH

10H 12M. NEW YORK TO ATHENS. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

Flight time
10h 12m
Distance
4,929 mi
Or
7,932 km
Jet lag
7h

Flight from New York to Athens

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Athens → New York

How long is the flight from New York to Athens?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Athens (ATH) takes about 10 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,929 miles (7,932 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 12m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,929 mi

7,932 km · great-circle

Avg speed

778 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

Time difference

+7h

7 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~7d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1174 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1356 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 325 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.