Lyon to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 6: €35 €35 Sep 29 Oct 6 low €35 · high €89

Departure-day prices · May 2023 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: Oct — fares from €58 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €58 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €58–102, based on 14 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Lyon → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · 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 Book
Dec 7 – Dec 13 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €117 Book
Dec 7 – Dec 9 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €122 Book
Dec 7 – Dec 10 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €126 Book
Dec 7 – Dec 16 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €133 Book
Dec 6 – Dec 16 Vueling · 2 stops · 5h 35m €176 Book
Jul 22 – Aug 14 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €191 Book
Oct 9 – Oct 11 Lufthansa · 1 stop · 3h 55m €205 Book

Weather in Athens

Tue 🌤️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Wed ☁️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 27° 17° 💧0%
Sat ☁️ 26° 18° 💧18%
Sun 🌫️ 26° 18° 💧15%
Mon ☁️ 26° 13° 💧10%

In May, Athens typically sees ~26°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €95/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €95/night★ 4
Palmyra Beach Hotel hotel · Athens
from €102/night★ 4
Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €111/night★ 4

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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