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Oct 16: €49 €49
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Oct 16
low €42 · high €72
Departure-day prices · January 2034 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 €42 and ~22°C daytime.
Flights from Madrid to Athens start around €42 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €42–60, based on 10 fares found by travellers.
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4h 15m duration
€42–60 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Madrid → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. FR). · Based on 10 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 26 – Nov 29
Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€111
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Nov 11 – Nov 15
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€130
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Nov 20 – Nov 23
Iberia · Direct · 3h 35m
€143
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Feb 11 – Feb 18
Tarom · 1 stop · 5h 30m
€182
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Oct 23 – Oct 31
Iberia · Direct · 3h 40m
€200
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Oct 26 – Oct 31
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 40m
€209
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Oct 28 – Oct 30
Iberia · 1 stop · 4h 50m
€211
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Oct 23 – Oct 26
Wizz Air Malta · 1 stop · 4h 30m
€211
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Weather in Athens
Fri
🌦️
20°
9°
💧78%
Sat
🌦️
17°
10°
💧95%
Sun
🌤️
20°
8°
💧0%
Mon
☀️
22°
10°
💧0%
Tue
🌤️
23°
12°
💧0%
Wed
☁️
22°
13°
💧5%
Thu
🌫️
23°
13°
💧11%
Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €65/night (35 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Palmyra Beach Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €65/night ★ 4
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €103/night ★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €112/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 2026-10-16. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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