LGW → ATH · Greece
Athens from London in august
Trip breakdown
Flights
Direct, direct · out Fri 13 Aug 08:15, back Sun 15 Aug 19:40Price checked on Thu 12 Nov; live prices confirmed at Kiwi.com.
Accommodation
2 nights, Fri 13 Aug – Sun 15 Aug. Not in the total: hotel prices change daily, see live prices on Booking.com.
Activities
Not in the total: pick what you want to do. Live prices and tickets on Klook.
Flight per person
Discover Athens
City guide
Visiting Athens in August
August brings peak heat often exceeding 35°C. Many Athenians take holiday to the islands, leaving the city streets pleasantly unhurried.
Athens sprawls across the sun-drenched Attica basin in southern Greece, cradled by mountains and looking out toward the Saronic Gulf. The historic cradle of Western philosophy and democracy is anchored by the rocky plateau of the Acropolis and the iconic marble columns of the Parthenon.
- From the airport
- Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH) is located 33 kilometres east of the city. Metro Line 3 (Blue) runs directly to central Syntagma Square and Monastiraki in 40 minutes. The 24-hour express bus X95 connects directly to Syntagma. Official taxis to central Athens have a daytime flat rate of roughly 40 euros.
- Getting around
- A broad, pedestrian-only archaeological promenade links all primary ancient monuments around the base of the Acropolis. The 3-line metro system is clean, air-conditioned, and displays ancient artifacts discovered during excavations right inside station concourses. For sweeping city panoramas, take the funicular railway up Mount Lycabettus.
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Fotocredits (9)
- Acropolis of Athens door Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Parthenon door Steve Swayne, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Plaka door Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral door No machine-readable author provided. Julesn84 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eiffel Tower door Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Titanic Belfast door Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière door Elwood j blues, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Jet d'Eau door Wikibusters, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ha'penny Bridge door Onbekend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons