Distance from Athens to Jaffna

The distance between Athens, Greece and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 6,416 kilometers (3,986 miles).

Athens, Attica, Greece

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Athens to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 6,416 kilometers, heading east. Athens is situated at an altitude of 84 meters above sea level, while Jaffna is at only 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 10-12 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Athens, Greece

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Athens

Coordinates: 37.9838° N 23.7278° E

Elevation: 84 m (276 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)
  • Porto Cheli Airport (PKH)
  • Syros Airport (JSY)
  • Skiros Airport (SKU)
  • Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 9.6685° N 80.0074° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kankesanturai Airport (JAF)
  • Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR)
  • Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)

Other distances from Athens

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Athens to Piraeus 9 km
From Athens to Thessaloníki 303 km
From Athens to Kalamariá 296 km
From Athens to Níkaia 7 km
From Athens to Volos 168 km

Other distances from Jaffna

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Jaffna to Colombo 303 km
From Jaffna to Galle 401 km
From Jaffna to Batticaloa 285 km
From Jaffna to Pita Kotte 307 km
From Jaffna to Matara 416 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Cochabamba, Bolivia Philadelphia, United States 6,416 km
Toronto, Canada Barcelona, Spain 6,417 km
Nairobi, Kenya Dhaka, Bangladesh 6,417 km
Columbus, United States Bilbao, Spain 6,417 km
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Denver, United States Callao, Peru 6,418 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Salta, Argentina 6,419 km
Lima, Peru Mexicali, Mexico 6,413 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Recife, Brazil 6,413 km
Tokyo, Japan Chennai, India 6,419 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Bristol, United Kingdom 6,412 km
Helsinki, Finland Accra, Ghana 6,420 km
Washington, United States Murcia, Spain 6,420 km
Denver, United States Lima, Peru 6,421 km
Lima, Peru Halifax, Canada 6,423 km
Brampton, Canada Murcia, Spain 6,409 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Jaipur, India 6,409 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Kakamega, Kenya 6,409 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Montevideo, Uruguay 6,408 km

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