Madrid to Athens

1 ways to travelfastest 3h 40mfly from €33
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How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 6: €35 €35 Sep 30 Oct 6 low €33 · high €58

Departure-day prices · May 2032 Madrid → 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: Nov — fares from €33 and ~20°C daytime.

Flights from Madrid to Athens start around €33 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €33–54, based on 15 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Madrid → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. FR). · Based on 15 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 10 – Dec 13 Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 40m €107 Book

Weather in Athens

Tue 🌤️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Wed ☁️ 27° 12° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 25° 13° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 26° 16° 💧0%
Sat ☁️ 25° 17° 💧13%
Sun 🌫️ 26° 17° 💧8%
Mon ☁️ 25° 13° 💧4%

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €95/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €95/night★ 4
Palmyra Beach Hotel hotel · Athens
from €102/night★ 4
Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €111/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air4h 40m

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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