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Departure-day prices · August 2026 Heraklion → Athens
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Best time to visit Athens — climate Jan: ~15°C daytime, 5 rainy days
15°
Jan Feb: ~12°C daytime, 9 rainy days
12°
Feb Mar: ~18°C daytime, 4 rainy days
18°
Mar Apr: ~19°C daytime, 13 rainy days
19°
Apr May: ~26°C daytime, 7 rainy days
26°
May Jun: ~33°C daytime, 1 rainy days
33°
Jun Jul: ~36°C daytime, 1 rainy days
36°
Jul Aug: ~33°C daytime, 1 rainy days
33°
Aug Sep: ~29°C daytime, 2 rainy days
29°
Sep Oct: ~22°C daytime, 6 rainy days
22°
Oct Nov: ~20°C daytime, 12 rainy days
20°
Nov Dec: ~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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50m duration
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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
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Sep 19 – Sep 23
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m
€77
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Sep 19 – Sep 21
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m
€78
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Sep 18 – Sep 20
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m
€85
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Sep 15 – Sep 15
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m
€89
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Sep 16 – Sep 16
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 55m
€93
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Sep 26 – Sep 27
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m
€101
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Sep 9 – Sep 9
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m
€112
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Weather in Athens
Sun
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37°
21°
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Mon
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33°
25°
💧0%
Tue
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31°
21°
💧0%
Wed
🌤️
32°
19°
💧0%
Thu
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33°
20°
💧0%
Fri
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32°
21°
💧2%
Sat
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32°
21°
💧4%
In Aug, Athens typically sees ~33°C daytime highs and 1 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 Currency Euro (€)
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Schengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 50m
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
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Popular from Heraklion Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-06. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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