Budapest to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 12: €21 €21 Aug 5 Aug 12 low €20 · high €31

Departure-day prices · October 2023 Budapest → 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: Sep — fares from €20 and ~29°C daytime.

Flights from Budapest to Athens start around €20 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €20–28, based on 12 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Budapest → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. FR). · Based on 12 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

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

Sep 3 – Sep 9 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 10m €67 Book
Sep 7 – Sep 8 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 05m €70 Book
Oct 3 – Oct 13 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €71 Book
Dec 7 – Dec 10 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 00m €77 Book

Weather in Athens

Wed ☀️ 35° 25° 💧0%
Thu 🌤️ 32° 25° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 32° 24° 💧0%
Sat 🌤️ 30° 22° 💧0%
Sun 🌤️ 31° 21° 💧0%
Mon 🌤️ 34° 20° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 34° 20° 💧0%

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

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €112/night (37 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €112/night★ 4
The Stanley hotel · Athens
from €130/night★ 4
President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €132/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air2h 00m

Things to do in Athens

Top-rated tours and tickets from €30 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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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).

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