Flights Rome → Athens
FCO → ATH
How long is the flight from Rome to Athens?
The flight from Rome (FCO) to Athens (ATH) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Rome with Athens, using Airbus A320, A321, and A319 aircraft. With an 82% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 11.9 minutes per flight, the service operates relatively punctually across its thirteen scheduled flights annually, linking two historically significant cities—one with an airport established in 1947 and another whose airport opened much more recently in 2001 and serves over 24 million passengers yearly.
The Rome (FCO) → Athens (ATH) route is operated by Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, easyJet. Across 26 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Athens the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Rome the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes.
Heading to Athens: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rome (FCO) to Athens (ATH) heads east for about 1,085 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from Rome on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of FCO-ATH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rome the average ATFM delay is 2.4 min (atfm); arriving into Athens it is 2.8 min (atfm).
Across 26 tracked FCO-ATH flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
Airlines operating FCO-ATH
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Frequently asked questions about FCO-ATH
The flight from Rome (FCO) to Athens (ATH) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Rome (FCO) -> Athens (ATH) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 26 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rome-Athens is 0.00% across 26 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, easyJet.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Athens, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Rome-Athens route is about 1,085 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
