Sofia to Athens

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Jul 31: €53 €53 Jul 26 Jul 31 low €53 · high €62

Departure-day prices · May 2027 Sofia → 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: Oct — fares from €40 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Sofia to Athens start around €40 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €40–52, based on 6 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Sofia → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. GQ). · Based on 6 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 €99 Book
Oct 5 – Oct 9 Wizz Air · 1 stop · 4h 25m €107 Book
Aug 14 – Aug 20 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 35m €112 Book
Aug 6 – Aug 9 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 35m €114 Book
Aug 14 – Aug 18 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 35m €125 Book
Aug 17 – Aug 20 Sky Express Greece · Direct · 1h 35m €125 Book
Aug 13 – Aug 18 Aegean Airlines · Direct · 1h 15m €127 Book

Weather in Athens

Fri ☀️ 33° 24° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 30° 22° 💧0%
Sun 🌤️ 32° 21° 💧0%
Mon 🌤️ 35° 23° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 36° 23° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 38° 24° 💧0%
Thu 🌤️ 36° 25° 💧0%

In May, Athens typically sees ~24°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €97/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €97/night★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €99/night★ 4
President Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €103/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 €30 — 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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