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Sep 30: €36 €36
Sep 23
Sep 30
low €36 · high €98
Departure-day prices · July 2025 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: Oct — fares from €36 and ~22°C daytime.
Flights from Madrid to Athens start around €36 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €36–50, based on 8 fares found by travellers.
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4h 35m duration
€36–50 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Madrid → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. FR). · Based on 8 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 22 – Nov 29
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€115
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Jan 8 – Jan 10
Buzz · 1 stop · 6h 30m
€134
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Mar 12 – Mar 14
Iberia · Direct · 3h 35m
€138
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Nov 26 – Nov 29
Ryanair · 1 stop · 6h 05m
€143
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Jan 31 – Feb 27
Iberia · Direct · 3h 35m
€148
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Mar 11 – Mar 14
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€160
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Feb 11 – Feb 18
Air Serbia · 1 stop · 4h 50m
€171
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Dec 24 – Dec 29
Wizz Air · 1 stop · 5h 15m
€172
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Weather in Athens
Wed
☁️
21°
16°
💧13%
Thu
☁️
22°
17°
💧8%
Fri
☁️
21°
17°
💧2%
Sat
☁️
22°
17°
💧13%
Sun
🌤️
23°
15°
💧1%
Mon
☁️
25°
14°
💧0%
Tue
☁️
27°
12°
💧0%
In Jul, Athens typically sees ~35°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €144/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
COLORS Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €144/night ★ 4
The Lekka Hotel & Spa
hotel · Athens
from €158/night ★ 4
Palmyra Beach Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €164/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 3h 35m
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 2026-09-30. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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