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Cheap Flights to Athens from £71

easyJet fly direct to Athens from just £71 return. EasyJet flies daily to Athens from Gatwick and three days a week from Manchester. Compare at a glance these airfares to Athens.
Athens merges into the port of Piraeus from where ferries sail to many of the Greek islands.
Only return direct flights to Athens with the lowest airfares are displayed.

London Gatwick to Athens	from	£71
Manchester to Athens	from	£84

Weekend flights to Athens start from only £71.

To compare more flight prices to Athens, click on the monthly pages below, these show extra dates and fares.

Best Prices to Athens by Month

February	from	£77
March	from	£71
April	from	£88

May	from	£85
June	from	£95
July	from	£120

If travelling from the north, check prices from Northern England - Athens fr. £94

Travel and Transfer from Athens Airport (ATH), Greece

The large new Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" was opened in March 2001. It lies 17 miles out east, towards the port of Rafina, accessible via Attiki Odos, a 6 lane toll motorway (the City Ring Road).
Taxi	Ranks are outside Arrivals level, fares to city are rated per km, per luggage item, plus Attiki Odos toll.
Bus	Six public bus routes connect the airport with the Athens area and Piraeus, details from airport website. Regional buses run to Rafina, Markopoulo, Lavrio, Kalyvia, Keratea. If you are heading straight for the Greek islands, consider travelling to Rafina port instead of making the trek to Piraeus port. The quickest way to travel to Piraeus is with the X96 bus (see photo - right), this takes less than half an hour.
Train	Athens airport is accessible via Metro Line 3 to Syntagma & Monastiraki (35 mins.), and via the Suburban Rail to Larissis Central Railway Station.

Quick Guide to Athens sights

Syntagma Square - Luxury hotels, banks and the Greek Parliament palace building surround the heart of the city.
Plaka - Delightful labyrinth of old winding streets full of tavernas, souvenir shops and medieval churches at the foot of the Acropolis.
Psyrri - The city's hip nightlife centre.
Acropolis - Limestone plateau and ancient temple site dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Propylaia - The ancient monumental gateway to the Acropolis.
Parthenon - Unsurpassed and awe-inspiring Doric temple of Athena dating from 438 BC.
Erechtheion - Beautiful ancient Ionic temple with 6 Caryatids (marble maidens) supporting the portico.
Acropolis Museum - Here are most of the important objects and sculptures from the Acropolis, including 5 of the original Caryatids.
Theatre of Dionysos - Enormous ancient theatre just south of the Acropolis.
National Archeological Museum - Extensive collections of Greek antiquities from all the major sites.
Benaki Museum - Greek history, jewellery, weapons and traditional costumes.
Museum of Cycladic Art - Early Bronze Age art and superb statuettes.
Lykavittos - Accessible pine-clad hill with fantastic views of Athens from the summit.
Tower of the Winds - Graceful octagonal Roman astronomy structure dating from the 1st. century.
Temple of Olympian Zeus - This ancient ruin with 15 remaining massive Corinthian columns was once the largest temple in Greece.

The list of destinations and routes can change daily, last updated on 5 February 2012 at 05:27.