Rome to Athens

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Oct 10: €27 €27 Oct 3 Oct 10 low €26 · high €92

Departure-day prices · May 2026 Rome → 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 €21 and ~20°C daytime.

Flights from Rome to Athens start around €21 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €21–52, based on 15 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Rome → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. MW). · 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.

Nov 13 – Nov 15 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €71 Book
Nov 20 – Nov 22 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €83 Book
Sep 28 – Sep 30 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €100 Book
Sep 23 – Sep 30 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €102 Book
Nov 19 – Dec 5 Wizz Air · 1 stop · 4h 00m €102 Book
Apr 13 – Apr 15 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 2h 00m €104 Book
Oct 14 – Oct 16 Ryanair · 1 stop · 2h 55m €106 Book
Feb 1 – Feb 4 Ryanair · Direct · 2h 00m €106 Book

Weather in Athens

Sat ☁️ 27° 16° 💧18%
Sun 🌧️ 25° 17° 💧15%
Mon 🌫️ 26° 17° 💧10%
Tue 🌧️ 22° 16° 💧83%
Wed 🌦️ 17° 13° 💧73%
Thu ☁️ 20° 10° 💧56%
Fri ☁️ 20° 9° 💧19%

In May, Athens typically sees ~26°C daytime highs and 7 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €68/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Palmyra Beach Hotel hotel · Athens
from €68/night★ 4
Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €88/night★ 4
Polis Grand Hotel hotel · Athens
from €89/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference+1h
Time in the air2h 00m

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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