London to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 5: €40 €40 Sep 28 Oct 5 low €37 · high €102

Departure-day prices · September 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: €37–43, based on 5 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares London → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. W9). · Based on 5 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

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

Jan 22 – Jan 28 easyJet · Direct · 3h 40m €112 Book
Jan 24 – Jan 28 Ryanair · Direct · 3h 34m €115 Book
Oct 31 – Nov 8 Ryanair · Direct · 3h 35m €120 Book
Mar 22 – Mar 24 Wizz Air UK · 1 stop · 5h 25m €147 Book
Nov 4 – Nov 10 Wizz Air UK · 1 stop · 4h 25m €173 Book
Oct 29 – Nov 1 Wizz Air UK · Direct · 3h 45m €211 Book
Oct 13 – Oct 25 Ryanair · Direct · 3h 40m €214 Book
Oct 24 – Oct 26 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 4h 35m €219 Book

Weather in Athens

Mon ☀️ 25° 14° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Wed ☁️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Fri 🌫️ 26° 16° 💧3%
Sat 🌧️ 25° 17° 💧12%
Sun 🌫️ 25° 17° 💧13%

In Sep, Athens typically sees ~28°C daytime highs and 0 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €94/night (37 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €94/night★ 4
Palmyra Beach Hotel hotel · Athens
from €95/night★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €98/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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