London to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 9: €38 €38 Oct 3 Oct 9 low €37 · high €78

Departure-day prices · April 2023 London → 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 €37 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from London to Athens start around €37 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €37–51, based on 10 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares London → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. W9). · Based on 10 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

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

Nov 20 – Nov 27 Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 20m €97 Book
Oct 29 – Nov 18 Wizz Air UK · Direct · 3h 45m €100 Book
Nov 8 – Nov 20 Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 25m €106 Book
Jan 22 – Jan 28 Ryanair · Direct · 3h 35m €108 Book
Jan 24 – Jan 28 Ryanair · Direct · 3h 34m €114 Book
Nov 10 – Nov 11 Ryanair · Direct · 3h 35m €118 Book
Nov 10 – Nov 13 easyJet · Direct · 3h 45m €126 Book
Oct 11 – Oct 15 Wizz Air UK · Direct · 4h 00m €128 Book

Weather in Athens

Fri ☁️ 27° 15° 💧0%
Sat ☁️ 27° 16° 💧18%
Sun 🌧️ 24° 17° 💧15%
Mon 🌫️ 24° 17° 💧10%
Tue ⛈️ 22° 17° 💧75%
Wed ⛈️ 20° 15° 💧67%
Thu ☁️ 18° 16° 💧39%

In Apr, Athens typically sees ~20°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €84/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Palmyra Beach Hotel hotel · Athens
from €84/night★ 4
Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €107/night★ 4
The Stanley hotel · Athens
from €109/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+2h
Time in the air3h 34m

Things to do in Athens

Top-rated tours and tickets from €59 — 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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