LGW → ATH · Greece
Athens from London in may
Trip breakdown
Flights
Direct, direct · out Fri 14 May 08:15, back Sun 16 May 19:40Price checked on Thu 12 Nov; live prices confirmed at Kiwi.com.
Accommodation
2 nights, Fri 14 May – Sun 16 May. 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 May
May is one of the best months: glorious sunshine, comfortable 25°C warmth, and rooftop garden bars humming with evening conversation.
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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Cheapest direct return flight per person to Athens from London, by month.
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- 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
- Eiffel Tower door Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle door Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ha'penny Bridge door Onbekend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grossmünster door Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Titanic Belfast door Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basel Minster door Wladyslaw Sojka, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons