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🇬🇷 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).

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

Money tips for Athens

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

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

Eat your way through Greece → · Do you need a visa for Greece? →

Where the money actually goes

Flights, the bed and your data are the three lines this guide does not cover. Independent picks — we earn a small commission if you book through these, at no extra cost to you. How this works.

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