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Sep 17: €33 €33
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Departure-day prices · May 2025 London → 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 €28 and ~22°C daytime.
Flights from London to Athens start around €28 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €28–60, based on 20 fares found by travellers.
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Cheapest cached fares London → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. W9). · Based on 20 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 29 – Oct 6
Wizz Air UK · Direct · 4h 00m
€94
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Oct 4 – Oct 8
Ryanair · Direct · 3h 40m
€96
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Nov 27 – Dec 1
easyJet · Direct · 3h 40m
€96
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Oct 11 – Oct 17
Ryanair · Direct · 3h 40m
€98
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Oct 6 – Oct 10
Ryanair · Direct · 3h 40m
€99
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Oct 29 – Nov 18
Wizz Air UK · Direct · 3h 45m
€100
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Oct 1 – Oct 6
Ryanair · Direct · 3h 40m
€113
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Nov 9 – Nov 11
Wizz Air · 1 stop · 6h 40m
€120
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Weather in Athens
Thu
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28°
18°
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Fri
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30°
17°
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Sat
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30°
18°
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Sun
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31°
20°
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Mon
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31°
20°
💧0%
Tue
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29°
20°
💧13%
Wed
☁️
25°
17°
💧13%
In May, Athens typically sees ~25°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €131/night (29 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Palmyra Beach Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €131/night ★ 4
President Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €156/night ★ 4
Zeus Wyndham Grand Athens
hotel · Athens
from €169/night ★ 5
Good to know Currency Euro (€)
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Schengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference +2h
Time in the air 3h 40m
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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