Lyon to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 18: €34 €34 Oct 11 Oct 18 low €31 · high €144

Departure-day prices · June 2022 Lyon → 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: Nov — fares from €31 and ~20°C daytime.

Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €31 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €31–102, based on 12 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Lyon → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. U2). · Based on 12 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

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

Dec 4 – Dec 7 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €81 Book
Apr 30 – May 6 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €123 Book
Oct 22 – Nov 2 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €258 Book
Oct 23 – Oct 26 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €308 Book

Weather in Athens

Sun 🌤️ 20° 8° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 22° 10° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 23° 11° 💧0%
Wed 🌫️ 22° 13° 💧1%
Thu 🌫️ 23° 15° 💧7%
Fri 🌫️ 23° 15° 💧27%
Sat 🌫️ 23° 16° 💧28%

In Jun, Athens typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 8 rainy days.

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air2h 50m

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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