# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Lukla (LUA)

> 5,868 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,868 km / 3,646 mi / 3,168 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.75h (When it's 07:03 in Athens, it's 09:48 in Lukla)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,072 ft (LUA 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

### [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lukla, Nepal
- ICAO: VNLK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.690000, 86.730000
- Elevation: 9,380 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:03 in Athens, it's 09:48 in Lukla.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)