Flights Vienna → Athens
VIE → ATH
How long is the flight from Vienna to Athens?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Athens (ATH) takes 1h 32m 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
The flight route from Vienna to Athens operates with a high on-time performance rate of 91%, with an average delay of just 8.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 13 flights on this route using Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, serving one of Greece's busiest airports which opened in 2001 and handles approximately 24,135,736 passengers annually.
The Vienna (VIE) → Athens (ATH) route is operated by Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines. Across 80 flights monitored in recent months, 44% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.9/100 (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 Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Athens: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Athens (ATH) heads south-east for about 1,279 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 45% of VIE-ATH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Athens it is 2.8 min (atfm).
Across 80 tracked VIE-ATH flights, 44% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-ATH
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Athens (ATH) takes 1h 32m 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 Vienna (VIE) -> Athens (ATH) route, on-time performance is 44% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 80 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Athens is 0.00% across 80 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines.
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The Vienna-Athens route is about 1,279 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.
