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low €40 · high €101
Departure-day prices · October 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
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Apr May: ~26°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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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
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Sep Oct: ~22°C daytime, 6 rainy days
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Oct Nov: ~20°C daytime, 12 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~16°C daytime, 6 rainy days
16°
Dec Best value: Aug — fares from €40 and ~33°C daytime.
Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €40 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €40–80, 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.
Sep 28 – Sep 30
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€108
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Sep 20 – Oct 1
Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 20m
€126
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Sep 11 – Sep 13
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 2h 40m
€177
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Sep 16 – Sep 20
Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 30m
€189
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Sep 17 – Sep 20
Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 55m
€204
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Aug 1 – Aug 2
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€328
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Aug 2 – Aug 2
Lufthansa City Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 55m
€448
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Weather in Athens
Sat
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27°
20°
💧13%
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31°
18°
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Mon
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36°
22°
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Tue
🌤️
37°
25°
💧0%
Wed
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34°
27°
💧0%
Thu
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33°
24°
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Fri
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33°
26°
💧0%
In Oct, Athens typically sees ~22°C daytime highs and 6 rainy days.
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €96/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €96/night ★ 4
President Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €103/night ★ 4
Amazon Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €119/night ★ 3
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 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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