# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Benghazi (BEN)

> 730 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 730 km / 454 mi / 394 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 208° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Libya
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 01:02 in Athens, it's 00:02 in Benghazi)
- **Elevation difference**: 125 ft (BEN is higher than ATH)

## Airports

### [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Athens, Greece
- ICAO: LGAV
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 37.940000, 23.940000
- Elevation: 308 ft

### [Benina International Airport (BEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ben-benghazi-benina-international-airport/1ef266de-ed3f-640a-b6d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Benghazi, Libya
- ICAO: HLLB
- Timezone: Africa/Tripoli
- Coordinates: 32.100000, 20.270000
- Elevation: 433 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:02 in Athens, it's 00:02 in Benghazi.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Benina International Airport (BEN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ben-benghazi-benina-international-airport/1ef266de-ed3f-640a-b6d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)