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Departure-day prices · August 2027 Zurich → Athens
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Best time to visit Athens — climate Jan: ~15°C daytime, 5 rainy days
15°
Jan Feb: ~12°C daytime, 9 rainy days
12°
Feb Mar: ~18°C daytime, 4 rainy days
18°
Mar Apr: ~19°C daytime, 13 rainy days
19°
Apr May: ~26°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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May Jun: ~33°C daytime, 1 rainy days
33°
Jun Jul: ~36°C daytime, 1 rainy days
36°
Jul Aug: ~33°C daytime, 1 rainy days
33°
Aug Sep: ~29°C daytime, 2 rainy days
29°
Sep Oct: ~22°C daytime, 6 rainy days
22°
Oct Nov: ~20°C daytime, 12 rainy days
20°
Nov Dec: ~16°C daytime, 6 rainy days
16°
Dec Best value: Oct — fares from €88 and ~22°C daytime.
Flights from Zurich to Athens start around €88 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €88–97, based on 7 fares found by travellers.
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Cheapest cached fares Zurich → Athens; typically 1 stop (e.g. JU). · Based on 7 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 12 – Aug 19
SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m
€180
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Jul 28 – Aug 12
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 2h 35m
€181
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Aug 27 – Sep 9
SWISS · Direct · 2h 40m
€198
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Aug 7 – Aug 12
SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m
€202
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Aug 7 – Aug 14
SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m
€212
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Aug 7 – Aug 13
SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m
€219
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Aug 5 – Aug 7
SWISS · Direct · 2h 35m
€220
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Jul 27 – Aug 1
Aegean Airlines · Direct · 2h 35m
€227
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Weather in Athens
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Where to stay in Athens 3★+ hotels from €93/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Titania Hotel
hotel · Athens
from €93/night ★ 4
COLORS Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €99/night ★ 4
President Hotel Athens
hotel · Athens
from €106/night ★ 4
Good to know Currency Euro (€)
Power plugs Type C/F
Border Schengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time difference +1h
Time in the air 2h 35m
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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