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Departure-day prices · January 2023 Lyon → 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: Dec — fares from €35 and ~16°C daytime.
Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €35 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €35–93, based on 14 fares found by travellers.
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2h 40m duration
€35–93 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Lyon → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. U2). · Based on 14 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
€80
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Dec 11 – Dec 13
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€116
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Dec 7 – Dec 13
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€117
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Dec 7 – Dec 9
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€122
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Dec 7 – Dec 10
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€126
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Dec 7 – Dec 16
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€133
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Oct 30 – Nov 4
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€140
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Dec 10 – Dec 12
easyJet · 1 stop · 3h 35m
€157
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Weather in Athens
Fri
🌤️
26°
15°
💧0%
Sat
☁️
26°
16°
💧0%
Sun
🌧️
24°
18°
💧41%
Mon
🌫️
25°
18°
💧39%
Tue
⛈️
19°
14°
💧57%
Wed
☁️
16°
12°
💧58%
Thu
🌤️
21°
11°
💧23%
In Jan, Athens typically sees ~11°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €104/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Palmyra Beach Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €104/night ★ 4
Zeus Wyndham Grand Athens
hotel · Athens
from €126/night ★ 5
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €130/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency Euro (€)
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Schengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference +1h
Time in the air 2h 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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