Great-circle route LHR ↔ ATH. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → ATH London to Athens |
65/wk | Daily | Aegean Airlines, British Airways |
| ATH → LHR Athens to London |
66/wk | Daily | Aegean Airlines, British Airways |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
2 airlines fly the LHR–ATH nonstop, including Aegean Airlines, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A319, Airbus A320.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport and Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is 1,508 miles, or 2,427 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,508 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,427 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,310 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 131 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 31m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,508-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 65 a week from London to Athens and 66 a week from Athens to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Aegean Airlines, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A319, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
