Budapest to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Jul 21: €23 €23 Jul 15 Jul 21 low €23 · high €57

Departure-day prices · September 2026 Budapest → Athens

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Return-day prices · September 2026 Athens → Budapest

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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 €23 and ~29°C daytime.

Flights from Budapest to Athens start around €23 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €23–30, based on 19 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Budapest → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. W6). · Based on 19 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 13 – Sep 29 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €54 Book
Oct 1 – Oct 10 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 10m €59 Book

Weather in Athens

Tue 🌤️ 37° 26° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 37° 27° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 32° 26° 💧0%
Fri ⛈️ 30° 22° 💧80%
Sat 🌤️ 29° 20° 💧54%
Sun ☀️ 30° 19° 💧0%
Mon 🌤️ 35° 23° 💧3%

In Sep, Athens typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €86/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €86/night★ 4
Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €91/night★ 4
President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €94/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 €80 — 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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