Paphos to Athens is 844 km, about 1 h 29 in the air, nonstop on a super-midsize jet such as a Challenger 350, Legacy 500 or Gulfstream G280. The shortest sector in our Cyprus list and the usual first leg of an island summer. We are based in Cyprus, so on this direction the aircraft is frequently already where you are rather than being flown in to collect you. A written quotation follows inside 30 minutes; +357 95 119759 answers at any hour.
Cyprus to Athens nonstop in about 1 h 29, without a connection and without a terminal. Tell us the party and the dates and we will tell you what is actually in the region on them.
REQUEST A QUOTEA long eastern Mediterranean sector that is routine for the class, and where the honest variable is where the aircraft starts.
Both ends have alternatives, and at the European end the alternative is sometimes the better airport rather than the second choice.
| Field | Code | Role on this route | What decides it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paphos | PFO / LCPH | Departure | The western field, closer to Limassol and the west coast than Larnaca. Quieter on the ground, with handling arranged in advance |
| Athens Eleftherios Venizelos | ATH / LGAV | Arrival | Full business aviation handling around the clock, and the practical hub for the Greek islands |
| Larnaca | LCA / LCLK | Alternative departure | The busier Cyprus field, 45 minutes by road from Limassol and often the better choice for late departures |
| Mykonos | JMK / LGMK | Onward | Slot and permission required, and no parking in season - the aircraft drops and repositions |
| Heraklion | HER / LGIR | Onward | Crete, and unlike the Cyclades it will usually park the aircraft |
Handling and slot conditions change from season to season. We confirm them against your actual dates rather than against a general rule.
About 1 h 29 with a full cabin and real luggage puts this in the super-midsize class. Below it you are trading cabin for a saving that the return leg tends to reclaim.
The usual answer on Cyprus to Europe sectors: super-midsize cabin, stand-up height, and the range to do it nonstop with the hold full.
Challenger 350 →Comparable reach with a quiet cabin, and often the aircraft available when the Challenger is not.
Legacy 500 →Fast, long-legged for its class, and the one to ask about when the schedule is tight at both ends.
Gulfstream G280 →We do not publish a starting price for this pairing. On a sector of this length the position of the aircraft on your date moves the figure more than anything we could print. Below are hourly rates other people publish for midsize and heavy jets in Europe, useful for checking a quotation and no use for building one.
| Reference | Applies to | Published figure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole aircraft, this route | Paphos to Athens | not published | We hold no route price for this pairing and will not invent one. The written quotation against your dates is the only price |
| Hourly rate, midsize jets | Europe | 4,600 – 9,700 EUR per hour | Broker published range, undated, retrieved 23.08.2026 |
| Hourly rate, from | Europe | from 2,900 – 3,500 EUR per hour | Broker published range, 19.02.2026 |
| Hourly rate, quoted in dollars | Light to midsize | 3,750 – 4,600 USD per hour | Broker published range, August 2026 |
| Empty leg | varies with the day | brokers publish discounts of 50 – 75% | Broker price pages, retrieved 2026 |
The first question on any quotation of this length is where the aircraft starts. One already in Cyprus or the eastern Mediterranean prices very differently from one flown in empty. That is the one thing being based here actually changes, and it is worth asking of every quotation you hold, ours included. The second question is the return: if the aircraft waits for you it is one price, if it flies home and comes back it is another, and on a four-hour sector the difference is not a rounding item.
The figures above are third-party published rates, quoted so you can sanity-check a quotation. They are not our prices and they are not a quotation. The only price we stand behind is the written one against your dates.
Two seasons pulling in opposite directions: European summer outbound, Cyprus winter sun inbound.
| Period | What happens | What to do about it |
|---|---|---|
| June to September | Peak in both directions. European handling and island parking are the constraints | Book early and ask about parking, not just the aircraft |
| October to April | Cyprus keeps flying while much of Europe slows. Availability is good | The best months for short notice and for asking about empty legs |
| Easter and Christmas | Short sharp peaks either side of the holidays | Fix dates early; the days around the holiday go first |
| May and late September | Shoulder. Everything open, softer pricing | The value weeks on this route |
Where this trip usually continues, and the sector we are most often asked to quote alongside it.
Ask what is coming back. On this direction the return is the leg most likely to exist as an empty one, and we will say so when it does.
A second short sector from the arrival field usually costs less added to the first than booked separately.
All routes →Larnaca and Paphos are 45 minutes apart by road and are not interchangeable for everyone. We will quote the one that suits where you are.
Larnaca to London →Tell us your dates and how many of you there are. Your dedicated flight advisor will come back with aircraft options and a firm price.