# Distance from Athens (ATH) to Yushu (YUS)

> 6,478 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,478 km / 4,025 mi / 3,498 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greece) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 20:51 in Athens, it's 01:51 in Yushu)
- **Elevation difference**: 12,508 ft (YUS 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

### [Yushu Batang Airport (YUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yus-yushu-yushu-batang-airport/1ef266e0-2155-6252-855a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yushu, China
- ICAO: ZYLS
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 32.840000, 97.040000
- Elevation: 12,816 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 20:51 in Athens, it's 01:51 in Yushu.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ath-athens-eleftherios-venizelos-international-airport/1ef266df-4dd8-66cc-be87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yushu Batang Airport (YUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yus-yushu-yushu-batang-airport/1ef266e0-2155-6252-855a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)