Lyon to Athens

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Jul 28: €65 €65 Jul 21 Jul 28 low €46 · high €89

Departure-day prices · February 2026 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: Aug — fares from €46 and ~33°C daytime.

Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €46 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €46–67, based on 10 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Lyon → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. V7). · Based on 10 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

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

Sep 28 – Sep 30 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €108 Book
Sep 11 – Sep 13 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 2h 40m €177 Book
Sep 16 – Sep 22 Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 30m €188 Book
Sep 21 – Sep 22 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 2h 40m €189 Book
Aug 6 – Aug 11 Brussels Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 40m €247 Book
Jul 31 – Aug 7 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 2h 40m €298 Book

Weather in Athens

Tue ☁️ 37° 24° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 34° 26° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 33° 24° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 33° 25° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 31° 23° 💧0%
Sun ☀️ 33° 23° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 35° 23° 💧0%

In Feb, Athens typically sees ~12°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €93/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €93/night★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €102/night★ 4
Polis Grand Hotel hotel · Athens
from €114/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air2h 40m

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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