Cost of Travel in Athens

A realistic daily ground budget for Athens, Greece - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Athens travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€700–€1,330

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€50–€95 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Athens. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€150–€285	€300–€570
7 days	€350–€665	€700–€1,330
14 days	€700–€1,330	€1,400–€2,660

When to go to Athens

Most pleasant months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct (averaging 19–25°C). Coldest month January (9°C), warmest July (28°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Athens guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Athens, Greece, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Athens

Restaurants: 5-10% optional. Common to leave small change.

What our own data says about Athens

By bus: Athens Thessaloniki from €22 · Athens Patras from €18 · Athens Delphi from €16 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Athens - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Athens?

Plan on €50–€95 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Athens cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €350–€665 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €700–€1,330 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Greece?

Restaurants: 5-10% optional. Common to leave small change.

Plan the rest of the Athens trip

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Flights to Athens (ATH)

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Tours, eSIMs & transfers

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Packing list for Athens

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