Zurich to Athens

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Aug 2: €70 €70 Jul 28 Aug 2 low €70 · high €118

Departure-day prices · December 2025 Zurich → 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 €69 and ~20°C daytime.

Flights from Zurich to Athens start around €69 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €69–70, based on 5 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Zurich → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. LX). · Based on 5 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 25 – Aug 29 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €162 Book
Aug 29 – Sep 5 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €162 Book
Sep 14 – Sep 20 easyJet · 1 stop · 3h 35m €172 Book
Aug 20 – Aug 21 SWISS · Direct · 2h 40m €172 Book
Oct 23 – Oct 31 easyJet · 1 stop · 3h 35m €176 Book
Aug 11 – Aug 13 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €190 Book
Aug 24 – Aug 30 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €198 Book
Sep 12 – Sep 14 easyJet · 1 stop · 3h 35m €201 Book

Weather in Athens

Mon 🌤️ 34° 24° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 35° 23° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 36° 25° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 35° 25° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 37° 25° 💧0%
Sat 🌤️ 40° 24° 💧0%
Sun 🌤️ 40° 25° 💧0%

In Dec, Athens typically sees ~14°C daytime highs and 15 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €106/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €106/night★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €111/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+1h
Time in the air2h 35m

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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