Reykjavik to Athens

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Departure-day prices · December 2027 Reykjavik → 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: Jul — fares from €172 and ~36°C daytime.

Flights from Reykjavik to Athens start around €172 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €172–199, based on 3 fares found by travellers.

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6h 40mduration
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Cheapest cached fares Reykjavik → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. U2). · Based on 3 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Athens

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Aug 23 – Aug 29 Wizz Air · 1 stop · 6h 40m €363 Book
Aug 23 – Aug 30 Wizz Air · 1 stop · 6h 35m €413 Book

Weather in Athens

Thu ☀️ 35° 25° 💧0%
Fri ☁️ 36° 25° 💧0%
Sat 🌤️ 37° 25° 💧0%
Sun 🌤️ 35° 27° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 34° 26° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 35° 25° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 34° 25° 💧0%

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €97/night (36 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €97/night★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €114/night★ 4
Polis Grand Hotel hotel · Athens
from €121/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+3h
Time in the air6h 35m

Things to do in Athens

Top-rated tours and tickets from €30 — book ahead for the popular ones.

Tours and tickets provided by Viator (a Tripadvisor company). Some links earn Stayonomy a commission.

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 2026-08-06. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.