Sofia to Athens

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Jul 23: €50 €50 Jul 17 Jul 23 low €50 · high €69

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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: Oct — fares from €43 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Sofia to Athens start around €43 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €43–44, based on 2 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Sofia → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · Based on 2 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 23 – Nov 25 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 35m €90 Book
Oct 9 – Oct 14 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 35m €102 Book
Nov 27 – Nov 29 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 15m €118 Book
Oct 3 – Oct 4 Wizz Air · 1 stop · 3h 30m €125 Book
Oct 18 – Oct 24 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 35m €129 Book
Nov 9 – Nov 17 Olympic Air · Direct · 1h 40m €130 Book
Aug 22 – Aug 28 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 15m €131 Book
Aug 8 – Aug 12 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 15m €131 Book

Weather in Athens

Fri ⛈️ 30° 20° 💧88%
Sat 🌦️ 27° 20° 💧48%
Sun ☀️ 31° 18° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 35° 22° 💧0%
Tue ☁️ 35° 25° 💧3%
Wed 🌤️ 33° 25° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 32° 23° 💧0%

In Apr, Athens typically sees ~19°C daytime highs and 13 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €103/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €103/night★ 4
President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €105/night★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €105/night★ 4

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air1h 15m

Things to do in Athens

Top-rated tours and tickets from €80 — 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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