Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Athens to Paris. The left side wins overall because the Athens departure delivers the most dramatic and iconic single view of the flight — the Acropolis, Athens city, and the Saronic Gulf simultaneously. During cruise the left side also tracks the Italian coastline and the Alps more directly. The CDG landing view on the right is excellent but shorter in duration.

During takeoff from Athinai (HEW), sit on the Left side for the best views. Athens airport (LGAV) typically departs on runway 03L/03R heading northeast, then turns northwest toward Paris. The left side gets the Saronic Gulf, the Athens city center with the Acropolis visible on its rocky hill, and Mount Hymettus. The right side faces open sea toward the Aegean. Notable sights include: Acropolis of Athens on its limestone plateau, Saronic Gulf coastline, Mount Hymettus ridge, Piraeus port and harbor.

When landing at Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Right side for the best views. CDG typically uses runways 27L/27R or 26R for westward landings, approaching from the east over the Paris basin. The right side on approach from the east gives views of the Seine river bends, the Paris city center including the Eiffel Tower and the dense Haussmann grid, and the La Défense cluster. The left side faces north toward flat agricultural land. Notable sights include: Seine river meanders through Paris, Eiffel Tower and Champ de Mars, La Défense business district towers, Bois de Boulogne.

The flight from Athinai (HEW) to Charles De Gaulle (CDG) takes Approximately 3 hours 20 minutes.

The route crosses the Ionian Sea, the heel of Italy (Puglia), the Apennine mountains running down the Italian peninsula, then the Po Valley in northern Italy, the Alps crossing near Mont Blanc or the western Swiss Alps, and finally the Rhône valley and Burgundy plateau before descending into the Paris basin