Bilbao to Athens

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When is it cheapest to fly?

Sep: from €65 — show this month's calendar €65 SepOct: from €37 — show this month's calendar €37 OctApr: from €71 — show this month's calendar €71 Apr

How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 1: €81 €81 Aug 27 Sep 1 low €37 · high €97

Departure-day prices · October 2023 Bilbao → Athens

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Best time to visit Athens — climate

Jan: ~15°C daytime, 5 rainy days 15° JanFeb: ~12°C daytime, 9 rainy days 12° FebMar: ~18°C daytime, 4 rainy days 18° MarApr: ~19°C daytime, 13 rainy days 19° AprMay: ~26°C daytime, 7 rainy days 26° MayJun: ~33°C daytime, 1 rainy days 33° JunJul: ~36°C daytime, 1 rainy days 36° JulAug: ~33°C daytime, 1 rainy days 33° AugSep: ~29°C daytime, 2 rainy days 29° SepOct: ~22°C daytime, 6 rainy days 22° OctNov: ~20°C daytime, 12 rainy days 20° NovDec: ~16°C daytime, 6 rainy days 16° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €37 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Bilbao to Athens start around €37 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €37–97, based on 4 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Bilbao → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. U2). · Based on 4 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Nov 6 – Nov 10 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 3h 20m €147 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 9 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 3h 20m €148 Book
Nov 3 – Nov 10 Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 20m €152 Book
Dec 26 – Jan 4 Portugalia Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 55m €247 Book
Aug 26 – Aug 29 easyJet · 1 stop · 4h 15m €272 Book

Weather in Athens

Tue ☀️ 36° 23° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 36° 25° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 35° 25° 💧0%
Fri ☁️ 33° 24° 💧0%
Sat 🌤️ 32° 22° 💧0%
Sun ☀️ 35° 19° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 35° 24° 💧0%

In Oct, Athens typically sees ~24°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €169/night (31 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Palmyra Beach Hotel hotel · Athens
from €169/night★ 4
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The Stanley hotel · Athens
from €232/night★ 4
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President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €232/night★ 4
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Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air3h 20m

Things to do in Athens

Top-rated tours and tickets from €80 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €108
The Greek Food Experience (Max 8 persons)★ 5.0 (200)
from €110
Athens Greek Cooking Class Pita Gyros from Scratch with a Local★ 5.0 (200)
from €189
Athens Old City Private Photoshoot Tour/ 3hours★ 5.0 (84)
from €80
Anavyssos Athens Riviera: Beginners' Guided Try Scuba Diving★ 5.0 (73)
from €1999
Private Luxury Cruise in Athens★ 5.0 (72)
from €206
Private Flavors of Athens Food Tour★ 5.0 (71)

Tours and tickets provided by Viator (a Tripadvisor company). Some links earn Stayonomy a commission.

About Athens

Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína) is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants (2025) based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million. It was a major cultural, political and religious centre of Classical Greece, a place that deeply influenced the course of Western civilization.

Read the full Athens guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

Round out the trip

eSIM for AthensData from the moment you land — no roaming bills. Rent a car in AthensCompare local and international rental desks. Airport transferFixed-price pickup waiting at arrivals. Travel insuranceMedical + luggage cover from a few €/day.

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-01. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.