Budapest to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 5: €22 €22 Aug 30 Sep 5 low €19 · high €22

Departure-day prices · December 2026 Budapest → Athens

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Return-day prices · December 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: Oct — fares from €19 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Budapest to Athens start around €19 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €19–26, based on 16 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Budapest → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. FR). · Based on 16 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 4 – Nov 7 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 00m €57 Book
Oct 19 – Oct 22 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €67 Book
Sep 8 – Sep 8 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €89 Book
Sep 8 – Sep 13 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €91 Book
Oct 2 – Oct 4 Ryanair · Direct · 1h 55m €94 Book
Sep 13 – Sep 18 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 05m €100 Book
Sep 6 – Sep 12 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 05m €109 Book

Weather in Athens

Sat ☀️ 34° 23° 💧0%
Sun ☀️ 37° 21° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 33° 26° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 31° 22° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 33° 19° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 32° 20° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 32° 20° 💧3%

In Dec, Athens typically sees ~16°C daytime highs and 6 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €174/night (32 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €174/night★ 4
The Stanley hotel · Athens
from €198/night★ 4
President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €207/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air1h 55m

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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