Heraklion to Athens

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Jul 25: €29 €29 Jul 18 Jul 25 low €21 · high €42

Departure-day prices · February 2027 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: Sep — fares from €19 and ~29°C daytime.

Flights from Heraklion to Athens start around €19 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €19–36, based on 18 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Heraklion → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · Based on 18 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 10 – Sep 11 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €86 Book
Jul 28 – Jul 28 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m €93 Book
Sep 1 – Sep 3 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €93 Book
Sep 22 – Sep 22 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 55m €98 Book
Nov 2 – Nov 13 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €100 Book
Jul 28 – Jul 31 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m €102 Book
Aug 1 – Aug 3 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m €103 Book
Jul 27 – Jul 29 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m €106 Book

Weather in Athens

Sat ☁️ 27° 20° 💧13%
Sun ☀️ 31° 18° 💧0%
Mon 🌤️ 35° 22° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 37° 24° 💧3%
Wed 🌤️ 34° 27° 💧2%
Thu ☀️ 34° 25° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 33° 26° 💧0%

In Feb, Athens typically sees ~15°C daytime highs and 11 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €96/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €96/night★ 4
President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €103/night★ 4
Amazon Hotel hotel · Athens
from €119/night★ 3

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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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 2026-07-25. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.