Departures from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Athens Airport departures: how to read the board

The departures board above lists the flights leaving Athens International today, with the scheduled departure time, the estimated or actual time, the destination and the status. It updates continuously; an estimated time later than the schedule means a delay, and departed means the aircraft has left the gate.

Athens has one Main Terminal with all the check-in desks and security checkpoints. The gates for Schengen and domestic flights (area B) are partly in the Satellite Terminal, ten minutes away through an underground walkway, and the gates for flights outside the Schengen area, including Britain and the United States (area A), are in the main building beyond passport control. The early-morning island wave of Aegean Airlines and Sky express and the summer months bring the longest queues. Arrive well ahead of the time on the board.

Dropping off and getting there

For a quick drop-off, stop briefly at the departures curb or park in the short-term lot opposite to walk in together. Metro Line 3 runs from Syntagma and Monastiraki to the airport in about forty minutes, the Proastiakos suburban railway from Piraeus and Kiato, and the express buses X95 (Syntagma) and X96 (Piraeus) run around the clock, including at night when the metro is closed. The Attiki Odos motorway leads straight to the airport.

The board is dominated by Aegean flights to the islands, across Europe and to the Middle East, Sky express to Thessaloniki and the islands, British Airways and Aegean to London Heathrow, Ryanair and easyJet across Europe, and the summer flights to New York JFK, Newark and Chicago O’Hare. Looking for an arriving flight? Switch to the Arrivals tab. Every airport we track is listed in the airport overview.