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New York (JFK) to Athens (ATH) flights

There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy International Airport to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, sold by one airline: Virgin Atlantic. The distance is 7,932 km, about 10h 10m in the air. There are also 31 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for JFK → ATHSee all routes on the map
7,932 kmdistance
~10h 10mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
31one-stop options

Direct flights from New York to Athens

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JFK → ATHVirgin Atlantic7,932 km~10h 10m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Aegean Airlines and Turkish Airlines8,590 km~13h 10m
AMS AmsterdamKLM then Transavia and KLM8,029 km~12h 30m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Aegean Airlines and Air France7,942 km~12h 20m
FRA FrankfurtAir France and Ethiopian Airlines then Aegean Airlines and Sky Express Greece8,005 km~12h 25m
BCN BarcelonaAmerican Airlines and Air France then Aegean Airlines and Iberia8,055 km~12h 30m
MAD MadridAmerican Airlines and Air France then Aegean Airlines and Iberia8,139 km~12h 35m
FCO RomeAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Aegean Airlines and ITA Airways7,952 km~12h 20m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Aegean Airlines and Air China7,999 km~12h 25m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Air France then Aegean Airlines and American Airlines7,966 km~12h 25m
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Air Canada and Air Transat8,717 km~13h 20m
DUB DublinAmerican Airlines and Air France then Aer Lingus and Ryanair7,979 km~12h 25m
VIE ViennaAustrian Airlines and United Airlines then Aegean Airlines and Ryanair8,084 km~12h 30m

More from New York and Athens

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.