Lyon to Athens

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Sep 22: €54 €54 Sep 16 Sep 22 low €47 · high €64

Departure-day prices · June 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: Jun — fares from €33 and ~33°C daytime.

Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €33 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €33–69, based on 12 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Lyon → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. V7). · 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 €75 Book
Oct 13 – Oct 22 Volotea · Direct · 2h 50m €127 Book
Oct 13 – Oct 17 Volotea · Direct · 2h 50m €131 Book
Dec 27 – Dec 30 KM Malta Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 50m €293 Book
Oct 16 – Oct 31 Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 45m €303 Book

Weather in Athens

Wed ☁️ 23° 15° 💧15%
Thu ☁️ 24° 12° 💧0%
Fri ☁️ 25° 14° 💧0%
Sat 🌦️ 21° 18° 💧47%
Sun 🌦️ 21° 17° 💧37%
Mon 🌧️ 25° 18° 💧28%
Tue ☁️ 23° 18° 💧8%

In Jun, Athens typically sees ~33°C daytime highs and 1 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €121/night (37 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Zeus Wyndham Grand Athens hotel · Athens
from €121/night★ 5
COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €147/night★ 4
The Stanley hotel · Athens
from €170/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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