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Oct 7: €33 €33
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Oct 7
low €33 · high €66
Departure-day prices · December 2023 Madrid → 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: Nov — fares from €33 and ~20°C daytime.
Flights from Madrid to Athens start around €33 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €33–55, based on 11 fares found by travellers.
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3h 40m duration
€33–55 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Madrid → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. FR). · Based on 11 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 11 – Nov 15
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€109
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Nov 26 – Nov 29
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 25m
€117
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Dec 10 – Dec 13
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€131
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Dec 21 – Jan 13
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 50m
€133
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Feb 1 – Feb 4
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 45m
€134
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Nov 16 – Nov 22
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€148
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Nov 1 – Nov 4
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 45m
€153
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Dec 19 – Dec 22
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 50m
€157
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Weather in Athens
Thu
☁️
26°
12°
💧0%
Fri
🌤️
26°
15°
💧0%
Sat
☁️
26°
16°
💧3%
Sun
☁️
24°
19°
💧25%
Mon
🌫️
26°
18°
💧16%
Tue
🌦️
21°
15°
💧52%
Wed
🌧️
16°
12°
💧61%
In Dec, Athens typically sees ~16°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €104/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Palmyra Beach Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €104/night ★ 4
Zeus Wyndham Grand Athens
hotel · Athens
from €126/night ★ 5
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €130/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 4h 25m
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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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 2026-10-08. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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