| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Athens | Outbound 19/03/26 1 Stopover (BGY) FR4189, FR2091 11h 15min | Return - |  Ryanair |  | £37 | ||
| Best option London Athens | Outbound 04/05/26 direct U28181 03h 40min | Return 08/05/26 direct U28184 03h 55min |  easyJet | | £83 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 31/03/26 1 Stopover (OTP) FR7629, W43047 27h 20min | Return 21/04/26 1 Stopover (BGY, MXP) FR1318, FR2756 22h 45min |  Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta |  | £105 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 08/08/26 1 Stopover (ARN) SK1530, SK1833 11h 00min | Return 31/08/26 1 Stopover (OSL) SK8421, SK0805 08h 45min |  SAS Scandinavian Airlines |  | £258 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 04/05/26 direct U28181 03h 40min | Return 08/05/26 direct U28184 03h 55min | easyJet | | £90 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 04/05/26 direct U28181 03h 40min | Return 08/05/26 direct U28184 03h 55min | easyJet |  | £91 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 04/05/26 direct U28181 03h 40min | Return 08/05/26 direct U28184 03h 55min | easyJet |  | £92 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 04/05/26 direct U28181 03h 40min | Return 08/05/26 direct U28184 03h 55min | easyJet |  | £99 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 04/05/26 direct U28181 03h 40min | Return 08/05/26 direct U28184 03h 55min | easyJet |  | £100 | ||
| London Athens | Outbound 19/04/26 direct U28181 03h 40min | Return 26/04/26 direct U28182 04h 00min | easyJet | | £102 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- easyJet
- Ryanair
- British Airways
- Aegean Airlines
- Sky Express
Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from London to Athens
Favourite airline: Wizz Air UK
The favourite airline for flights from London to Athens is Wizz Air UK.
Wizz Air UK
13 %
Aegean Airlines
12 %
Lufthansa
11 %
Cheapest weekday: Wednesday
The cheapest days to fly on this route are Wednesday.
Direct flights are the cheapest connection
Compared to direct flights, flights with a stopover on this route are on average 21 % more expensive.
non stop flight
1 stop
2 stops
03h 45min
10h 35min
15h 50min
78 GBP
153 GBP
99 GBP
The favourite connection is non-stop
33 % of all bookings on the route London to Athens are for non-stop flights.
Route
bookings
Direct flights
03h 45min, from 78 GBP
33 %
1 stopover Belgrade (Beograd)
17h 00min, from 167 GBP
14 %
1 stopover Frankfurt-Main
08h 30min, from 182 GBP
11 %
Useful information about the flight from London to Athens
Flights from London to Athens
The flight route from London (LON) to Athens (ATH) is very popular with travellers in the United Kingdom. Airlines serving Athens from London with a direct flight include Aegean,British Airways and easyJet, for example. The flight time for the journey from the capital city of the United Kingdom to the capital of Greece is 3 hours and 40 minutes and there are between 6 and 7 non-stop connections a day on most days of the week.
The service to Athens in Greece is not only used by passengers heading to Athens directly, but Athens International Airportalso serves as a gateway to many other destinations on mainland Greece and the Greek Islands in the Aegean, which can be reached by boat from Piraeus harbour near Athens. Alternatively, there are connecting services from the destination airport in Athens to many further domestic destinations. Services to Athens depart from two of London's airports: London Gatwick and London Heathrow.
Cheap flight to Athens
Booked a few months before the desired date of departure, a low cost flight is normally widely available on this route and low-cost carrier, Easyjet, is usually the cheapest option. However, passengers should be aware of the fact that many airlines will charge extra for hold luggage, which may negatively affect the total cost of travel. The price of an air ticket to Athens will fluctuate according to the season and demand, and usually peaks during the school holidays.
Important flight information
Flight information: London - Athens
| Cheapest outbound flight from | 36,19 GBP |
|---|---|
| Outbound and return from | 82,90 GBP |
| Flight duration | min. 03:35 / max. 03:50 |
| Return flight duration | min. 03:40/ max. 04:05 |
| Distance | 2413 km |
| Flights per week | 63 |
| Departure airport | Airport London (LCY, LGW, LHR, LTN, STN, SEN) (LON) |
| Arrival airport | Airport Athens (ATH) |
| Destination country | Flights to Greece |
Alternative routes to Greece
- Flight London - Corfu from 75 GBP
- Flight London - Kefalonia Kefallinia from 156 GBP
- Flight London - Chania from 101 GBP
- Flight London - Heraklion from 104 GBP
- Flight London - Kalamata from 161 GBP
- Flight London - Zakynthos from 192 GBP
- Flight London - Rhodes from 110 GBP
- Flight London - Kos from 167 GBP
- Flight London - Mykonos from 200 GBP
- Flight London - Santorini from 183 GBP
Alternative flights to Athens
- Flight London Gatwick - Athens from 49 GBP
- Flight London Heathrow - Athens from 104 GBP
- Flight Manchester - Athens from 52 GBP
- Flight Birmingham - Athens from 88 GBP
- Flight London Stansted - Athens from 37 GBP
- Flight London City - Athens from 157 GBP
Popular destinations for onward travel
- Flight Athens - Larnaca from 46 GBP
- Flight Athens - Corfu from 35 GBP
- Flight Athens - Santorini from 50 GBP
- Flight Athens - Rome Fiumicino from 67 GBP
- Flight Athens - Istanbul from 110 GBP
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