Jet route · DBV → ATH
Flying Dubrovnik to Athens
South-east down the Ionian and across to Attica. A light jet covers it, and the sector opens up onward island options that are awkward on a schedule.
- Distance
- 747 km
- Block time
- 1 h 10 min – 2 h 20 min
- From
- Dubrovnik Airport
- To
- Athina Eleftherios Venizelos Airport
Flight time by aircraft category
Block time including twenty minutes for taxi, climb and descent. Actual times move with the aircraft, the routing and the wind on the day.
| Category | Typical seats | Block time |
|---|---|---|
| Piston Twin | up to 5 | 2 h 20 min |
| Turboprop | up to 8 | 1 h 40 min |
| Very Light Jet | up to 5 | 1 h 25 min |
| Light Jet | up to 7 | 1 h 20 min |
| Midsize | up to 9 | 1 h 15 min |
| Super Midsize | up to 10 | 1 h 10 min |
| Heavy Jet | up to 14 | 1 h 10 min |
Who takes this sector
Groups combining the Adriatic with the Aegean, and passengers connecting on to Mykonos or Santorini.
What to know about Dubrovnik Airport
- Runway
- The longest runway in Croatia. It accepts heavy long-range types without a payload penalty.
- Customs and border
- Croatia is in the Schengen area. Flights to and from non-Schengen states are handled as external border crossings in both directions.
- Seasonality
- Traffic is strongly seasonal. July and August carry the peak, and the airport is far quieter either side of it.
- Best for
- The default departure point for Dubrovnik, the Elaphiti islands and the southern Dalmatian coast.
Timing
A half-day movement. If the Greek islands are the real destination, the onward leg is worth planning at the same time.
The two coastlines peak together. Availability tightens across the whole eastern Mediterranean in the same weeks.