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Departure-day prices · October 2027 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: Jul — fares from €21 and ~36°C daytime.
Flights from Heraklion to Athens start around €21 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €21–40, based on 15 fares found by travellers.
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50m duration
€21–40 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Heraklion → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · 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.
Sep 2 – Sep 5
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m
€79
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Sep 2 – Sep 11
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m
€79
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Sep 23 – Sep 23
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m
€90
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Sep 7 – Sep 11
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m
€96
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Sep 22 – Sep 22
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 50m
€98
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Sep 17 – Sep 17
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m
€98
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Sep 20 – Sep 20
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 50m
€103
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Weather in Athens
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Sat
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Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €97/night (36 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €97/night ★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €114/night ★ 4
Polis Grand Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €121/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 €30 — 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 2026-08-07. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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