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Departure-day prices · January 2026 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: Oct — fares from €23 and ~22°C daytime.
Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €23 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €23–88, based on 17 fares found by travellers.
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2h 40m duration
€23–88 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Lyon → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. V7). · Based on 17 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
€75
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Nov 20 – Nov 22
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€124
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Nov 13 – Nov 16
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€128
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Oct 13 – Oct 17
Volotea · Direct · 2h 50m
€131
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Oct 23 – Oct 26
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€152
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Oct 9 – Oct 9
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€160
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Nov 12 – Nov 16
Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 35m
€180
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Dec 27 – Dec 30
KM Malta Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 50m
€293
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Weather in Athens
Thu
🌤️
24°
12°
💧0%
Fri
☁️
24°
14°
💧0%
Sat
🌦️
20°
17°
💧48%
Sun
🌦️
21°
17°
💧20%
Mon
🌤️
24°
17°
💧4%
Tue
🌤️
24°
15°
💧0%
Wed
🌤️
23°
18°
💧0%
In Jan, Athens typically sees ~15°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €118/night (36 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Zeus Wyndham Grand Athens
hotel · Athens
from €118/night ★ 5
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €129/night ★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €160/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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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 2026-09-24. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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