Heraklion to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 5: €19 €19 Aug 29 Sep 5 low €18 · high €40

Departure-day prices · September 2026 Heraklion → 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 €18 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Heraklion to Athens start around €18 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €18–38, based on 23 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Heraklion → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · Based on 23 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 1 – Oct 8 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €69 Book
Oct 10 – Oct 13 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €75 Book
Sep 19 – Sep 23 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €77 Book
Sep 19 – Sep 21 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €78 Book
Sep 18 – Sep 20 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €85 Book
Sep 15 – Sep 15 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m €89 Book
Sep 16 – Sep 16 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 55m €93 Book
Sep 26 – Sep 27 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m €101 Book

Weather in Athens

Sun ☀️ 37° 21° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 33° 25° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 31° 22° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 32° 20° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 33° 20° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 32° 20° 💧3%
Sat 🌤️ 34° 22° 💧7%

In Sep, Athens typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 2 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 differenceSame time zone
Time in the air50m

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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