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Cheapest return flight
112 €
Typical prices: 204 €-347 €
Multiple Airlines
Thu 6.12.Tue 11.12.
CGN - ATH • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
146 €
Typical prices: 202 €-339 €
Sky Express
Wed 21.2.Sat 24.2.
DUS - ATH • Direct
Direct flights
You can fly direct with Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, and others. Average duration is 2h 45m.
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Most flights • 57 per week
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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Cheapest • 46% average savings
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When to book
in advance
Our data shows that travellers who book at least 23 weeks in advance save around 6% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights to Athens

 
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Recent return flight deals to Athens

Sun, 6. Dec - Fri, 11. Dec
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21:30 - 9:10Cologne  Cologne Köln/Bonn-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
10h 40m1 stop Tirana Rinas
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22:50 - 11:35Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Cologne Cologne Köln/Bonn
13h 45m1 stop Rome Fiumicino
112 €Multiple Airlines
4 hours ago
Mon, 16. Nov - Thu, 19. Nov
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6:00 - 18:35Cologne  Cologne Köln/Bonn-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
11h 35m1 stop Bergamo Orio Al Serio
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22:40 - 9:35Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Cologne Cologne Köln/Bonn
11h 55m1 stop Bologna Guglielmo Marconi
113 €Ryanair
2 days ago
Fri, 4. Dec - Thu, 10. Dec
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17:40 - 9:10Cologne  Cologne Köln/Bonn-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
14h 30m1 stop Tirana Rinas
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15:50 - 22:05Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Cologne Cologne Köln/Bonn
7h 15m1 stop Tirana Rinas
115 €Multiple Airlines
3+ days ago
Sat, 12. Dec - Mon, 21. Dec
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14:45 - 0:30Cologne  Cologne Köln/Bonn-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
8h 45m1 stop Bergamo Orio Al Serio
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11:25 - 23:15Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Cologne Cologne Köln/Bonn
12h 50m1 stop Bergamo Orio Al Serio
118 €Ryanair
3+ days ago
Sat, 21. Nov - Sat, 28. Nov
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21:35 - 9:10Nuremberg  Nürnberg-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
10h 35m1 stop Tirana Rinas
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8:30 - 16:20Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Nuremberg Nürnberg
8h 50m1 stop Chișinău Intl
122 €Wizz Air
3+ days ago
Sat, 5. Dec - Sat, 12. Dec
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21:35 - 9:10Nuremberg  Nürnberg-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
10h 35m1 stop Tirana Rinas
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15:50 - 21:00Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Nuremberg Nürnberg
6h 10m1 stop Tirana Rinas
127 €Wizz Air
3+ days ago
Fri, 15. Jan - Thu, 21. Jan
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9:25 - 15:05Nuremberg  Nürnberg-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
4h 40m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla
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16:35 - 8:55Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Nuremberg Nürnberg
17h 20m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla
130 €Air Serbia
2 days ago
Mon, 22. Mar - Mon, 29. Mar
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20:15 - 3:25Nuremberg  Nürnberg-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
6h 10m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla
Air Serbia Logo
16:30 - 20:05Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Nuremberg Nürnberg
4h 35m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla
130 €Air Serbia
3+ days ago
Fri, 1. Jan - Sat, 9. Jan
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12:05 - 16:05Düsseldorf  Duesseldorf Intl-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
3h 00mdirect
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7:55 - 11:40Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Düsseldorf Duesseldorf Intl
4h 45m1 stop Thessaloniki Makedonia
146 €Aegean Airlines
3+ days ago
Sat, 21. Nov - Thu, 26. Nov
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18:50 - 22:40Frankfurt am Main  Frankfurt am Main-Athens Athens Eleftherios V.
2h 50mdirect
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15:55 - 18:00Athens  Athens Eleftherios V.-Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main
3h 05mdirect
147 €Aegean Airlines
3+ days ago
Booking Insights

Price, demand, and travel trends for flights to Athens

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines, and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

What is the cheapest flight to Athens?

Cologne to Athens is the cheapest route at 112 € return, found in the past 5 days on KAYAK. Frankfurt am Main Airport to Athens is the most popular connection with return deals from 147 €.

How much is a flight to Athens?

On average, a return flight from Germany to Athens costs 266 €, based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months. Return fares from Dortmund average 176 €, while Cologne runs a bit higher at 252 €.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Athens?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Athens at 253 € return on average over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Saturday is the most expensive at 297 €.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Athens?

•January is the cheapest month to fly to Athens with an average price of 195 € return.
•December (304 €) and October (301 €) are the most expensive.
•Based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Athens?

Night flights to Athens are the cheapest at 225 € return on average. Morning flights are the most expensive at 292 €.

What is a good deal for flights to Athens?

Flights under 204 € are considered a good deal. 25% of KAYAK users found return flights to Athens at or below these prices, with the lowest fares from:
•Dortmund 154 €
•Memmingen 171 €
•Cologne 193 €.

When are flights to Athens the cheapest?

Flights to Athens are cheapest 23 weeks before departure. Booking in this window typically costs about 6% less than the average last-minute fare (within 2 weeks of the flight), based on KAYAK data.

Key details for flights to Athens

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

47 €
Beat the crowds with an average 47% drop in traveller numbers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 33% increase in traveller numbers.
One-way flight from Cologne to Athens

When to book flights to Athens

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Athens based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Your questions about flights to Athens, answered

Find helpful route details based on KAYAK data, including flight times, airports, airlines, and booking questions.

  • How do I know if a flight to Athens is a good deal?

    A good deal on a flight to Athens is around 204 € return. This fare is in the lowest 25% of return flight prices searched on KAYAK, averaged across the cities most often searched as origins by KAYAK users.

  • How long are direct flights to Athens from different departure cities?

    Direct flight time to Athens varies depending on your departure city:

    • From Munich: 2h 25m
    • From Stuttgart: 2h 35m
    • From Berlin: 2h 45m
    • From Cologne: 3h
    • From Duesseldorf Intl Airport: 3h

  • Which city has the cheapest flights to Athens?

    Based on fares booked in the past 5 days, the cheapest flights to Athens are from Düsseldorf, starting at 146 € return, and from Frankfurt am Main, starting at 147 € return.

  • How expensive are last-minute flights to Athens?

    Last-minute fares to Athens (booked within two weeks of departure) are typically 2% higher than the average return fare of 266 €.

  • What is the difference between the most popular and the most frequent airline at Athens?

    Aegean Airlines operates the most flights from Germany to Athens at 57 per week, and for this route Aegean Airlines is also the airline most often selected by KAYAK users searching for flights from Germany to Athens. The two are sometimes different because flight volume reflects an airline's schedule, while popularity reflects traveller choice.

  • Which airlines should I consider for flights to Athens?

  • How many flights serve Athens?

    Athens receives 18 flights per day and 126 per week from across the world. Frankfurt am Main Airport has the most flights to Athens with 41 weekly flights.

Your guide to booking Athens flights

From booking to airport arrival, find tips to help you plan your flight with more confidence.
  • For the best chance at a low fare to Athens, book around 23 weeks before departure. Based on KAYAK data from the last 12 months, fares are historically about 6% lower during this window than last-minute fares.
  • For flights to Athens, a good return fare is around 204 €. If you find a fare below that, you're getting a strong deal.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, consider flying to Athens in January. Return fares historically average 195 €, making January the cheapest month to travel based on KAYAK data from the last 12 months.
  • Before you book:

    • Check the route's typical price range so you can spot a deal.
    • Confirm baggage fees and seat selection costs on budget carriers.
    • Verify whether you need any travel documents beyond an ID.
    • Pick a departure airport, since your nearest may not be the cheapest origin.
  • Shift your departure to evening to save up to 67 € on a return flight. Evening flights to Athens average 225 € compared to 292 € for morning flights.
  • Bag allowances vary by airline, fare type, cabin class, and route. On flights to Athens, some airlines may include bags at no extra cost. For example, Aegean Airlines includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class, Sky Express includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class, and Lufthansa includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class. Always check the fare details before booking, since bag policies can change by ticket type.
  • Once you arrive in Athens, a few great places to start are Acropolis, Syntagma Square, and Victoria Square. These are popular with first-time visitors and can give you a good feel for the area.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Athens

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Athens? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Aegean AirlinesOverall score based on 911 reviews
7,4Food
6,9Entertainment
8,7Crew
7,8Boarding
7,9Comfort
Airline reviews

From the checking in process making sure that the correct groups board in order, the food on board included in price of air ticket with a special request for dietary requirements, to arriving ahead of schedule and great WiFi connection included on board.

10,0 ExcellentGeorges, Aug 2026
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From the checking in process making sure that the correct groups board in order, the food on board included in price of air ticket with a special request for dietary requirements, to arriving ahead of schedule and great WiFi connection included on board.

Crew was great, service was good, flight went well. Originally, the flight was advertised with WiFi… including during check in… and nada.

Aegan Airlines compensates for its outdated business-class seats with excellent food and onboard crew service. Launge was also excellent.

For a business class, it barely met the standards of a basic economy on most carriers. The seat would barely recline; no pillow or blanket unless you ask a crew member; no leg rest (at least in the 1st row). The crew was friendly and attentive, except for one male crew member who was very inconsiderate toward many business passengers who were already sleeping or trying to sleep, slamming the doors of the kitchen compartments. He did so twice till another passenger complained to him. Overall, business class is an economy experience except for the food.

Seats that recline. Ice for soft drinks. No charge for did drinks. Wifi.

Aegean Airlines was great! Great spirit, very helpful and efficient. Overall Aegean Airlines was a great experience.

The flight was excellent but the onboard WiFi wasn’t working.

The flight was full. The young man in the seat in front of me had reclined and I asked him to put the seat up just a bit because it was encroaching my space quite a lot. Turned out he couldn't because the mechanism was broken. The choice was all the way up or all the way down, no in-between.

The seat was hard as a rock. Business class seats were coach seats with no one in the middle. Service and food were excellent.

Very delayed. Plus lack of entertainment on board. Crew members were very nice

Take off was almost an hour late Baggage arrival was 45 minutes late this added 2 unnecessary hours to the trip

Basic charter flight, ok for 2.5 hours. Cabin crew could have a better attitude.

Plane from Skiathos was 40mins late and we arrived at Athens in a completely different terminal to the departure gate. Myself and my daughter had to run for over 15mins to get to the gate at the far end terminal and we made the flight by 3 mins. The distance from arrival and departure should have been explained, so very stress full of r myself and daughter.

The weight and balance of the aircraft was wrong. It took the ground staff 2 hours to find a forklift to reposition a large heavy crate from the back cargo hold to the front cargo hold. I watched this from my seat. The pilots told us we would be 20 minutes then another 10 minutes delayed waiting on the tower to release us.

It was a short flight so food and entertainment wasn’t necessary

My flight was supposed to leave at 8:35 and arrive at 9:35. The plane took off at 9:20 and we arrived after 10am. Horrible experience and zero organisation.

Relatively good for a LCC, free water and a biscuit, free standard seat selection at check-in. Just be wary of legroom if you're tall, and the boarding process was very disorganised with no announcements and no queue management.

Do not check bags with Sky Express! We were flying from the Milos airport to Athens. Sky Express lost our checked bags. We were on our way to a wedding in Athens.. In fact, more than half of the flight’s passengers had their bags lost / left at the terminal. This was not a large plane (~50 people), so having left that many bags at a very very small airport where there was only one other flight (from another carrier) scheduled that day, is a ridiculously large oversight. Our bags were sent on a meandering ferry to Athens the following day, to arrive at our hotel 3 days later, but it was too late to be helpful. We had to buy outfits and toiletries, etc when we arrived for the event. We are filing a claim with Sky Express for partial reimbursement.

Seriously, every airline needs to improve their boarding procedures. Even though Sky Express boarded the furtheredt seats from the door first, it was still disappointing that it took so long to board.

We hope that soon Sky Express will have the entire airplane fleet refreshed. More new airplanes to fill the gap and expand further direct flights to new airports. Crew acts responsibly and kind, which is even more important at this pandemic period.

Food and entertainment were not available, so my rating on those items isn't actually correct. There should be a "Not relevant" or "Didn't use it" option.

We had a delay. That made me feel anxious because I arrived out of time

On time was excellent, not serving any water and deliberate seatings apart is deplorable.

Flight delayed by almost two hours. On boarding we were hold in the transfer bus, with no air conditioning and almost 40 degree C outside, in front of the airplane for a long time.

Very good, staff seemed to check random cabin bags for size pre boarding.

Seats very uncomfortable for a 4 hour flight, what entertainment? Food overpriced. But sure it’s Ryan Air, what else would I expect?

Θα ήταν καλύτερα να προσφέρουν ένα μπουκάλι νερό δωρεάν και καφέ .

The Ryanair staff was not polite. We all travelled with the same suitcases as we departed from Thessaloniki, however they decided that for some passengers the suitcase was not the rigth one as far as the dimensions are concerned. Furthermore, one air stewardess asked passengers to close themselves the luggage cabinet in order to prove that the lugagge was not properly fitted, which i think is very unkind and unprofessional. We also had to wait outside , some metres away from the plane until last passengers came off....It was generally a dissapointing experience.

Great flight and reminded that the logistics completely Astoria. No real story about victors, m

it s a budget flight, crew was doing their job well, it was on time.

The food was fine. The seats are small but accomidating. The staff was very freindly. I would fly them again happily

It flight had a maintenance issue, that should be part of of preventative maintenance, and then they completely mismanaged the passengers on the buses. A terrible experience.

Lufthansa has a bag policy unique to Lufthansa. We all had a small carry on and a backpack (personal item) that we carried with us through multiple other connecting flights, no problem. With Lufthansa we were charged 80 euros each for the carry on at the gate, for this one flight. When asked they said they made an announcement… problem being that we had just arrived to the gate from a connecting flight and didn’t hear an announcement. While we were standing at the counter paying the ridiculous fee several other people were stopped, while countless others boarded with the same type of luggage and were not stopped. Crazy. Good news though, when we got on the plane half of the overhead bins were empty! After an already horrible experience the lady at the counter was also terrible, so that helped round things out.

Delayed over 2 hours. Bring your own snacks or prepare to pay. No entertainment and no plug plugs for charging.

Boarding delayed 1.5 hours. Ended up sick because of all the delays and lines waiting around airport and boarding.

They failed to make sure all luggage made it onto the flight. I had to spend a week on vacation with no clothes.

No internet for most of the flight. Very narrow seats. Food was bad. Flight was nearly an hour late with perfect weather, crew offered no explanation or compensation.

Gate agent required us to check our perfectly legal carry on bags due to a supposed lack of overhead space. After seating, we saw nothing but empty space in our seating area. This caused luggage to miss connection in Athens, and we had no bags in Mykonos. Totally avoidable and unacceptable. My last U A flight !

I missed my connection. Lufthansa did a great job helping me get a new flight. My luggage arrived on the same plane as I did. That was astonishing.

Food was mediocre. In flight entertainment lacked live TV. Crew was fantastic. Plane very comfortable if a bit worn.

More legroom for me as a tall person. I shouldn’t have to be discriminated because of my height just like someone’s wheelchair does have to pay extra to be accommodated comfortably.

Good, efficient flights both ways. Didn’t have food and no entertainment so can’t comment on those. Friendly staff that let me move to a row with no one booked.

My flight was delayed and my second flight missed despite a three hour connection in Düsseldorf. My luggage was lost and it took three hours to recover which was actually unfortunately very much barely possible. I needed to rebook a flight that was three times the original cost of the original flight which now I need to go back and recover from the airline. Terrible experience,

Easy checkin, fast luggage drop off, quick boarding, early take off and arrival. The perfect flight! Thanks

Tivat airport really needs to up its game W Eurowings needs to provide support at luggage collection

Kayak - EDreams - Eurowings need to define clearer the hand luggage terms. I asked for add. hang luggage got charged by Eurowings for having add. hand luggage that was not included in my booking. I travel alot! I know the size dimensions never paid twice for hand luggage and cannot chase Edreams or put Eurowings in the wrong. Also there was severe delays on this flight. Issue getting bus on arrival and missed connections. Unfortunate will not use Eurowings

We checked in 4 luggage and only got 3 back & lost our 4th luggage. Our flight was from berlin sept 22. We arrived Copenhagen but only received 3 luggage. Missing 1 still 24 hrs after our arrival and our Cruise will be leaving tomorrow 9/24/2023. This is the second time that our luggage gets lost/delayed in Copenhagen

No food on plane.. flights scheduled 55 min..everything is very expensive on aeroport

Smallest seat I have ever seen. And they had a label with more Legroom but in fact where really tiny.

I was held-up at boarding by rude employee who insisted that I had to wait until all other passengers had boarded the lane before issuing me a boarding pass so I can board the plane. I could not check-in earlier and get a boarding pass since I had flown directly from Dusseldorf.

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