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Jul 30: €44 €44
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low €34 · high €89
Departure-day prices · October 2027 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: Sep — fares from €34 and ~29°C daytime.
Flights from Lyon to Athens start around €34 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €34–60, based on 6 fares found by travellers.
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Cheapest cached fares Lyon → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. U2). · Based on 6 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Athens Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Nov 9 – Nov 13
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€101
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Oct 8 – Oct 12
Wizz Air UK · 2 stops · 6h 15m
€165
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Sep 16 – Sep 22
Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 30m
€188
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Sep 21 – Sep 22
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 2h 40m
€189
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Sep 8 – Sep 13
Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 30m
€194
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May 5 – May 9
easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m
€199
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Aug 6 – Aug 11
Brussels Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€246
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Aug 4 – Aug 11
Volotea · Direct · 3h 00m
€287
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Weather in Athens
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Sat
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Mon
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Tue
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Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €96/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
COLORS Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €96/night ★ 4
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €101/night ★ 4
The Lekka Hotel & Spa
hotel · Athens
from €131/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 40m
Things to do in Athens Top-rated tours and tickets from €30 — 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 2026-07-30. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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