Budapest to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 11: €23 €23 Sep 4 Sep 11 low €22 · high €29

Departure-day prices · July 2027 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: Oct — fares from €22 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Budapest to Athens start around €22 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €22–26, based on 15 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Budapest → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. FR). · Based on 15 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

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

Oct 8 – Oct 19 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 10m €55 Book
Jun 13 – Jun 20 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 05m €64 Book
Oct 19 – Oct 22 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €70 Book
Oct 13 – Oct 15 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 05m €73 Book
Apr 4 – Apr 8 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 05m €82 Book
Jan 25 – Jan 25 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 00m €85 Book
Oct 6 – Oct 7 Wizz Air · Direct · 2h 05m €86 Book
Oct 3 – Oct 5 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €103 Book

Weather in Athens

Fri ☀️ 34° 20° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 35° 20° 💧0%
Sun ☁️ 31° 22° 💧20%
Mon ☁️ 28° 21° 💧3%
Tue 🌦️ 24° 20° 💧13%
Wed ☁️ 28° 18° 💧9%
Thu ☁️ 27° 17° 💧3%

In Jul, Athens typically sees ~34°C daytime highs and 8 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €175/night (28 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €175/night★ 4
Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €176/night★ 4
The Stanley hotel · Athens
from €184/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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