Lyon to Athens

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 24: €23 €23 Sep 20 Sep 24 low €23 · high €78

Departure-day prices · November 2027 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: 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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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 Book
Nov 20 – Nov 22 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €124 Book
Nov 13 – Nov 16 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €128 Book
Oct 13 – Oct 17 Volotea · Direct · 2h 50m €131 Book
Oct 23 – Oct 26 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €152 Book
Oct 9 – Oct 9 easyJet · Direct · 2h 50m €160 Book
Nov 12 – Nov 16 Volotea · 1 stop · 3h 35m €180 Book
Dec 27 – Dec 30 KM Malta Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 50m €293 Book

Weather in Athens

Thu 🌤️ 24° 12° 💧0%
Fri ☁️ 24° 14° 💧3%
Sat 🌧️ 20° 16° 💧43%
Sun ☁️ 23° 17° 💧15%
Mon 🌤️ 24° 17° 💧1%
Tue 🌤️ 24° 16° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 25° 15° 💧0%

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

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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