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Jul 29: €59 €59
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low €48 · high €141
Departure-day prices · January 2026 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: Sep — fares from €48 and ~29°C daytime.
Flights from Madrid to Athens start around €48 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €48–63, based on 9 fares found by travellers.
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4h 35m duration
€48–63 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Madrid → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. W4). · Based on 9 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 13 – Sep 16
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 35m
€128
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Oct 16 – Oct 22
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 30m
€138
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Oct 5 – Oct 8
Wizz Air · 1 stop · 5h 05m
€149
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Sep 9 – Sep 12
Wizz Air · 1 stop · 5h 05m
€175
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Sep 4 – Sep 13
Ryanair · 2 stops · 8h 20m
€182
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Jul 30 – Aug 5
Sky Express Greece · Direct · 3h 25m
€186
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Oct 9 – Oct 11
Volotea · 1 stop · 4h 35m
€206
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Aug 27 – Aug 30
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 45m
€254
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Weather in Athens
Wed
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34°
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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32°
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Mon
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34°
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Tue
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36°
22°
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In Jan, Athens typically sees ~15°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.
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 3h 25m
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 2026-07-29. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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