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Sep 12: €32 €32
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Sep 12
low €26 · high €64
Departure-day prices · December 2028 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 €26 and ~22°C daytime.
Flights from London to Athens start around €26 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €26–58, based on 16 fares found by travellers.
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3h 35m duration
€26–58 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares London → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. W9). · Based on 16 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Athens Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Oct 20 – Oct 22
Wizz Air UK · Direct · 4h 00m
€92
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Oct 18 – Oct 23
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 15m
€104
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Sep 29 – Oct 6
Ryanair · Direct · 3h 40m
€105
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Oct 1 – Oct 6
Ryanair · Direct · 3h 35m
€117
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Nov 9 – Nov 11
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 30m
€119
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Dec 15 – Dec 18
Ryanair UK · 1 stop · 4h 15m
€129
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Oct 17 – Oct 23
Wizz Air · 1 stop · 5h 05m
€135
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Dec 16 – Dec 18
Ryanair · 1 stop · 5h 05m
€141
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Weather in Athens
Sat
🌤️
35°
20°
💧0%
Sun
☁️
31°
22°
💧30%
Mon
☁️
29°
22°
💧3%
Tue
☁️
28°
21°
💧10%
Wed
🌦️
24°
21°
💧15%
Thu
🌤️
30°
19°
💧4%
Fri
☁️
31°
17°
💧8%
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €128/night (31 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Palmyra Beach Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €128/night ★ 4
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €146/night ★ 4
Zeus Wyndham Grand Athens
hotel · Athens
from €157/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 35m
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 2026-09-12. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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