With new flight options from various American cities, more Americans are expected to visit Greece this summer. That’s good new for the Greek tourism industry as Americans spend much more money in Greece than their European counterparts.
Following are the airlines that will fly from U.S. cities to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in 2023 with start and end dates of the flights, all of which remain seasonal flights, with the exception of Emirates, which operates year-round from Newark to Athens.
AMERICAN AIRLINES
Philadelphia – Athens
The Philadelphia – Athens flight will begin June 1. This route will be operated on a Boeing 787 as flight AA 758 and AA 759 on the return.
Departing Philadelphia – 6:30PM and arriving in Athens at 11:00AM the next morning – a 9 hour and 30 minute journey
Departing Athens – 1:00PM and arriving in Philadelphia at 5:00PM the same day – an 11 hour journey
This flight will operate until September 6 and will operate daily.
Chicago – Athens
The Chicago – Athens flight will begin June 1. This route will be operated on a Boeing 787 as flight AA 160 and AA 161 on the return.
Departing Chicago – 3:00PM and arriving in Athens at 9:25AM the next morning – a 10 hour and 25 minute journey
Departing Athens – 12:20PM and arriving in Chicago at 4:05PM the same day – a 11 hour and 45 minute journey
This flight will operate until October 5 and will operate daily.
New York – Athens
The New York – Athens flight will begin May 5. This route will be operated on a Boeing 777 as flight AA 334 and AA 333 on the return.
Departing New York JFK Airport – 5:50PM and arriving in Athens at 10:25AM the next morning – a 9 hour and 35 minute journey
Departing Athens – 12:50PM and arriving in New York at 4:55PM the same day – an 11 hour and 5 minute journey
This flight will operate until October 28 and will operate daily.
DELTA AIRLINES
New York – Athens
This New York – Athens flight began on March 9. This route is operated on an Airbus A330 as flight DL 202 and DL 203 on the return.
Departing New York (JFK) – 3:15PM and arriving in Athens at 8:05AM the next morning – a 9 hour and 50 minute journey
Departing Athens – 10:20AM and arriving in New York at 2:20PM the same day – a 11 hour journey.
This flight will operate until December 21.
They also will begin a second flight from JFK with the following schedule (as flight DL 212 on the outbound and DL213 on the return). This flight will be operated by a Boeing 767. It will commence May 8 and will operate daily.
Departing New York (JFK) – 7:30PM and arriving in Athens at 12:30PM the next morning – a 10 hour journey
Departing Athens – 3:30PM and arriving in New York at 7:25PM the same day – a 10 hour and 55 minute journey
This flight will operate until October 28.
Atlanta – Athens
The Atlanta – Athens flight will begin much earlier this year with a March 25 starting date. This route will be operated on an Airbus A330 as flight DL 222 and DL 223 on the return). On April 11, it will begin operating with an Airbus A350 which will account for a few minute difference in the schedule. Note that, for some reason, Delta does not operate this flight from Athens to Atlanta on the Fridays of June 2, 9, 16 and July 1-2. The outbound from Atlanta is still operating on all days, however.
It will operate as a daily non-stop from the beginning. This flight will have the following schedule from the start date:
Departing Atlanta – 4:55PM and arriving in Athens at 10:35AM the next morning – a 10 hour and 40 minute journey
Departing Athens – 12:50PM and arriving in Atlanta at 5:45PM the same day – a 11 hour and 55 minute journey
This flight will operate daily until October 28.
Boston – Athens
A new one that Delta had added for 2023 is their Boston to Athens flight. This flight will begin May 8 and it is not a daily flight, operating out of Boston only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. It is operated on an Airbus A330-900neo as flight DL 240 and DL 241 on the return).
Departing Boston – 4:45PM and arriving in Athens at 8:55AM the next morning – a 9 hour and 10 minute journey
Departing Athens – 11:10AM and arriving in Boston at 2:35PM the same day – a 10 hour and 25 minute journey
EMIRATES
Newark – Athens
The Newark – Athens flight is currently operating daily and year-round. The flight is operated on a Boeing 777 as EK 210 from Newark and EK 209 on the return.
Departing Newark – 11:55PM and arriving in Athens at 4:00PM the next morning – a 9 hour and 10 minute journey
Departing Athens – 5:35PM and arriving in Newark at 9:20PM the same day – a 10 hour and 45 minute journey
UNITED AIRLINES
Newark – Athens
The Newark – Athens flight begins April 6, and operates out of Newark on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday until May 4 when it begins daily operation until October 28. The flight is operated on a Boeing 787-10 and operates under flight number UA 124 from Newark and UA 125 on the return.
This flight will have the following schedule from:
Departing Newark – 5:40PM and arriving in Athens at 10:10AM the next morning – a 9 hour and 30 minute journey
Departing Athens – 12:25PM and arriving in Newark at 4:00PM the same day – a 10 hour and 35 minute journey
Washington, DC – Athens
The Washington, DC (IAD) – Athens flight begins much earlier this year on May 5 and operates daily until September 28 . The flight is operated on a Boeing 787 and operates under flight number UA 982 on the outbound and UA 983 on the return.
This flight will have the following schedule from the start date:
Departing Washington, DC – 5:10PM and arriving in Athens at 9:55AM the next morning – a 9 hour and 45 minute journey
Departing Athens – 11:45AM and arriving in Washington, DC at 3:45PM the same day – an 11 hour journey.
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