Flight time from Istanbul to Athens

Given below is the flight time from Istanbul, Turkey to Athens, Greece. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Athens from Istanbul by air. The nearest airport to Istanbul is Ataturk Airport (IST) and the nearest airport to Athens is Eleftherios Venizelos Airport (ATH)

Departure
Istanbul Arrival
Athens

Flight time from Istanbul to Athens is 1 hour 20 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from IST to ATH is 1 hour 20 minutes (Operated by Aegean Airlines)

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Non-stop flight time is around 1 hour 30 minutes.

One-stop flights and connecting flights can take anywhere between 6 hours to 11 hours hours depending on the layover city.

Non-stop flight time from Turkey (IST) to Greece (ATH) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from Istanbul arrive at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. Athens is served by 1 international airports.

JourneyDurationAirline
IST ➝ ATH  
 1 hour 25 minutes Aegean Airlines
IST ➝ ATH  
 1 hour 25 minutes Turkish Airlines
IST ➝ ATH  
 1 hour 25 minutes Turkish Airlines
IST ➝ ATH  
 1 hour 20 minutes Aegean Airlines
IST ➝ ATH  
 1 hour 20 minutes Aegean Airlines

Number of Airports in Athens : 1 International Airport  
Number of Airports in Istanbul : 2 International Airport

Distance Between Istanbul, Turkey & Athens, Greece is 540 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Istanbul to Athens via Frankfurt • IST to ATH via FRA

Flight duration from Ataturk Airport to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport via Frankfurt International Airport, Germany on Lufthansa flight is 7 hours 25 minutes

IST to FRA
3 hrs 20 mins 		FRA
 Waiting Time
1 hr 20 mins 		FRA to ATH
2 hrs 45 mins 		Total Duration:
7 hrs 25 mins

Flight time from Istanbul to Athens via Rome • IST to ATH via FCO

Flight duration from Ataturk Airport to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport via Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Italy on Alitalia flight is 5 hours 25 minutes

IST to FCO
2 hrs 35 mins 		FCO
 Waiting Time
50 mins 		FCO to ATH
2 hrs 		Total Duration:
5 hrs 25 mins

Flight time from Istanbul, Turkey to airports near Athens, Greece

Direct flight and one stop flight time from Ataturk Airport, Istanbul to airports nearest to Athens is given in the table below

JourneyDestination AirportsDurationStops
IST - HER Heraklion, Nikos Kazantzakis Airport 3 hrs 50 mins 1 Stop
IST - SKG Thessaloniki, Macedonia International Airport 1 hr 20 mins Non-Stop

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Airlines operating flights between Istanbul and Athens

  • Aegean Airlines
  • Turkish Airlines

Time in Istanbul and Athens are the same

Current time in Istanbul, Turkey : Tue, 23 Jun, 2026,
Istanbul Timezone: +03 (+03:00)

02:15 PM

Current time in Athens, Greece :, Tue, 23 Jun, 2026,
Athens Timezone: EEST (+03:00)

02:15 PM

Flight Time between Istanbul & Athens • IST - ATH Flight Duration

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IST to ATH Flight - Istanbul Airport to Athens Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of Istanbul Airport & Athens Airport. Know the flight direction and Istanbul to Athens flight path

Istanbul - Lat: 40.982, Long: 28.8207
Athens - Lat: 37.9364, Long: 23.9513

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