Make it a trip · Athens, Greece
What Athens costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Plaka and Koukaki.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet; the €20 ETIAS has no start date. Greek hotels add a climate resilience fee of €2 to 15 per room per night.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
Free -
X95 bus from the airport to Syntagma Fixed
About 60 to 75 minutes, runs all night. The metro takes 40 minutes for €9.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
€5.50 Book an airport pickup -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
The hotel climate resilience fee still applies.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Metro, bus or tram, 90-minute ticket Fixed
Tap a contactless card at the gates.
Sources: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10), Numbeo, Athens (2026-10)
€1.20 -
24-hour transport pass Fixed
Unlimited metro, bus, tram and trolleybus, not the airport line.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
€4.10
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap taverna Many reports
Souvlaki with salad and water at lunch runs €10 to 15.
Source: Numbeo, Athens (2026-10)
€15 -
€10
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range taverna, without wine.
Source: Numbeo, Athens (2026-10)
€60 -
Cappuccino or freddo Many reports
Iced freddo espresso is what locals drink most of the year.
Source: Numbeo, Athens (2026-10)
€3.70 -
Mythos or Fix on tap, half a litre Many reports
Cheaper at tavernas than bars.
Source: Numbeo, Athens (2026-10)
€5
At the supermarket
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€0.70
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€2.50
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Beer, half a litre, to take away Many reports
Kiosks, called periptera, sell cold drinks all night.
Source: Numbeo, Athens (2026-10)
€1.90 -
Souvlaki or gyros pita, from Range
Usually 4 to 8 EUR. The cheapest good meal in Athens.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
€4
Doing
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Acropolis Fixed
Adult entry with a timed slot. The old €30 multi-site ticket was withdrawn in 2025.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
€30 Get tickets -
Delphi day tour, from Range
Usually 60 to 100 EUR. Organised tour with transport. Cape Sounion by bus costs €12 to 16 return.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
€60 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 15 to 40 EUR.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
€15 Find a hostel -
Two or three-star hotel, from Range
Usually 60 to 100 EUR.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
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Three or four-star hotel, from Range
Usually 100 to 200 EUR. Rooftop Acropolis views add a premium.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
€100 Find a hotel -
One-bedroom apartment, from Range
Usually 60 to 200 EUR. Central Athens.
Source: Athens Tourism, trip cost and budget (2026-10)
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