Zurich to Athens

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Jul 30: €90 €90 Jul 24 Jul 30 low €90 · high €138

Departure-day prices · February 2026 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 €70 and ~20°C daytime.

Flights from Zurich to Athens start around €70 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €70–96, based on 9 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Zurich → Athens; direct flights available (e.g. LX). · Based on 9 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 29 – Sep 5 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €162 Book
Oct 23 – Oct 31 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €178 Book
Aug 11 – Aug 13 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €190 Book
Aug 7 – Aug 14 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €214 Book
Oct 10 – Oct 24 Air Serbia · 1 stop · 3h 20m €216 Book
Aug 5 – Aug 7 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €220 Book
Aug 7 – Aug 15 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €252 Book
Aug 5 – Aug 8 SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m €257 Book

Weather in Athens

Thu ☀️ 33° 23° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 33° 25° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 31° 22° 💧0%
Sun 🌤️ 32° 22° 💧0%
Mon 🌤️ 34° 23° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 36° 23° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 37° 23° 💧0%

In Feb, Athens typically sees ~12°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.

Where to stay in Athens

3★+ hotels from €96/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

COLORS Hotel Athens hotel · Athens
from €96/night★ 4
Titania Hotel hotel · Athens
from €101/night★ 4
The Lekka Hotel & Spa hotel · Athens
from €131/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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