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Flights from Poland to Athens

Cheap flights from Poland to Athens are an amazing opportunity to visit the most important attractions of ancient Greece - in a short time and at low travel costs. Even a few days trip will allow you to get to know not only the culture of this cradle of civilization, but also enjoy the dishes of one of the healthiest cuisines in the world.

Which Polish airports offer flights to Athens? Cheap flights to Athens (Greece) without transfers take place regularly or seasonally from cities such as: Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice, Wroclaw, Poznan, Lodz, Rzeszow and Gdansk. Travel from other domestic airports, for example, Lublin, Szczecin to Bydgoszcz is associated with at least one transfer in Warsaw or other European airports, such as Kiev, Stockholm or Amsterdam. However, in this case, travel time is longer, but connecting flights are often cheaper than direct flights.

What airlines fly to Athens?

Direct flights from Poland to Athens are served by Greek airlines Aegean and by low-cost air carriers such as Ryanair and Wizzair. Aegean offers a route to Athens without transfers from Warsaw Chopin Airport and from Krakow-Balice (KRK). Ryanair flies directly to Greece from airports: Warsaw-Modlin (WMI), Katowice-Pyrzowice (KTW), Krakow-Balice (KRK), Poznan-Lawica (POZ), Rzeszow-Jasionka (RZE), Lodz-Lublinek (LCJ), Wroclaw -Strachowice (WRO) and Gdansk-Rębiechowo (GDN).

Cheap flights to Athens from other Polish cities take place with a transfer in the capital or at another European airport. Such connecting flights to Athens are offered by Polish Airlines LOT and foreign carriers, such as Wizzair, Ryanair, EasyJet, Eurowings, Lufthansa, Swizz, Alitalia, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, EL AL Israel Airlines.

What are the airports in Athens?

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" was opened in 2001 and is the only airport in Athens. The IATA code of the airport is ATH. It's the main air hub and the largest airport in Greece, which serves domestic and foreign travelers in the three-level Main Terminal and the two-level Satellite Terminal.

Athens International Airport (ATH) is located about 33 km southeast of the center of the Greek capital. It is located between the cities of Markopoulo, Koropi, Spata and Artemis. You can get to Athens and Pireusu by city bus lines: X94, X95, X96, X97, which run from the bus station near the departure hall (between exits 4 and 5). Bus transport from the airport operates 24 hours a day, regardless of the day of the week. You can also get to the city by metro line 3, which runs on the route of the International Airport Aghia Marina-Athens. The entrance to the metro station is in the departure hall, near the ticket offices. There are also suburban trains that run from the airport to the central station, Larissis station.

How much does a flight to Athens cost?

The cheapest airline tickets to Athens cost about PLN 100 one way, if you decide to travel with low-cost Ryanair and Wizzair airlines. Such a low price flight ticket to Athens can be obtained if you book your ticket well in advance, at least three months before the planned departure. When booking airline tickets to Athens with low-cost airlines in a short time before travel, you must be prepared for higher prices, about 250 PLN one way per person.

Ticket prices to Athens of the Aegean line which flies directly from Krakow and Warsaw are slightly more expensive. You have to pay about PLN 200-250 one way per person. During the tourist season and also in a short time before the departure, the cost of an airline ticket to Athens increases to around PLN 400-450 per person per one way.

A flight to Athens with a transfer in Warsaw or at another European airport costs about  PLN 400/500, or even PLN 1000 one way per person. Although the prices of connecting flights from Poland to Athens are usually higher than the prices of direct flights offered by Ryanair or Wizzair, sometimes you can buy them at very attractive prices.

When are the cheapest flights to Athens?

The cheapest flights to Athens are available on dates in January. Ticket prices to Athens are even twice lower than usual. Flights to Athens at a low price are also available in late autumn, in November, as well as in winter, in February and the first half of March. An airline ticket to Athens can also be bought for a flight in June, when the weather is nice, but  the tourist season hasn't started yet.

The highest prices of flight tickets to Athens are during the summer. The most expensive flights are in July, August and September, when the weather in Greece is sunny. The cost of a flight to Athens can be inflated by airlines during Christmas time, at the end of December and at the beginning of January.

How to reduce the prices of flights to Athens?

The easiest way to buy airline tickets to Athens at low prices is to buy a ticket for dates outside the tourist season or well in advance Why? About three months before the planned departure, airlines offer tickets at low prices. If you don't want to wait and want to get to Greece as quickly as possible, you should check airline promotions and last minute offers. Sometimes, a few days before the flight, airlines drastically reduce the price of tickets that haven't been sold yet.

You should remember that the ticket price can vary depending on the day of the week or the time of the day. The cheapest airline tickets to Athens are offered in the middle of the week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Most people are at work, so they don't have the possibility to do things associated with organizing their travel. The most expensive flights to Athens are available on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, during leisure time. What is the best time to find cheap airline tickets to Athens? The best offers are usually available between 5 and 9 in the morning and the most expensive offers around midnight.

Where to look for cheap flights to Athens?

Cheap flights to Athens can be found while checking the offers of particular airlines. However, a better and faster solution is to use flights to Athens search engines, such as the eSky airline ticket prices comparison website. After entering basic information, such as departures and arrivals airports, flight date and number of passengers, you can see a list of all available connections offered by air carriers flying from Poland to Athens. In addition, the results can be sorted according to the airline ticket prices, but also in terms of the number of transfers and the travel time. If you don't have to fly to Athens on a specific date and want to find a cheap connection, click on the "+/- 3 days" tab. You will see the prices of airline tickets for flights three days before and three days after your selected flight date.

People who use the Internet mainly on their phone can download the eSky mobile application. Thanks to this, finding cheap flights to Athens is very easy, and you can also find information about current promotions and last-minute offers of individual airlines. You can also join groups related to travel on social media, where users recommend the cheapest airline tickets for a flight, e.g. to Athens. Another great idea is to sign up to price alerts and newsletters of individual airlines. This solution is ideal for people who have permanent access to their email inbox.

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