How Much Does Athens Cost?
A week for two runs about $2,938 door to door from New York. Day to day, a hotel night usually costs $116, and daily spend is $25–$80 a person.
Fare, hotel night and daily spend for Athens, Greece, line by line, from where you fly — from backpacker to luxury.
What a trip to Athens costs
The fare from where you fly, the usual hotel night and daily spend. Change the travellers, nights or travel style.
- Fare · New York to Athens × 2Economy round trip, usually about $783 eachPricier than 16 of the 18 days we checked fares on this route, by our own fare checks since Jun 2026. How we know$1,566
- Hotel night · $116 × 7 nightsWhat a night here usually costs, from hotel prices we check every week. 2 travellers share a room.$812
- Daily spend · $40 × 2 travellers × 7 daysRestaurants, transport and paid sights, per person per day. The hotel isn't in it.$560
7 nights, 2 travellers, mid-range, flying from New York. Usual prices we track ourselves, not a price you can book.
How we know
- Fare: the middle price of the economy round trips we found from New York on our latest check (half were cheaper, half dearer), for departures in the coming weeks.
- Hotel night: the middle nightly price of the Athens hotels we check three times a week (see our hotel price index).
- Daily spend: food, local transport and sights per person, from our city guide, by travel style. The hotel isn't in it.
- Total: fare × travellers + hotel night × nights × rooms + daily spend × travellers × days. Prices move, so treat it as a guide, not a quote.
Daily spend by travel style
Per person per day: food, getting around and something worth doing. The hotel isn't in it; a hotel night usually costs $116.
- Budget, per day
- $25A week for two with the hotel: $1,162, before flights
- Mid-range, per day
- $40A week for two with the hotel: $1,372, before flights
- Luxury, per day
- $80A week for two with the hotel: $1,932, before flights
Where a day's spend goes
Pick a travel style to see how a day's spend splits in Athens. The hotel is separate.
- FoodCasual restaurants$17
- TransportMetro + occasional taxi$10
- Sights & activitiesPaid attractions, tours$13
- Daily spend, per person$40
Athens on our hotel price index
Where the usual night sits against every city we track.
Across the 242 destinations we track, Athens is the 105th priciest for hotels — mid-priced on our index — with a typical night of $116.
Pricier than Galapagos ($115).
See the full hotel price indexWondering whether to book now? The price check, our 4-week forecast and the cheapest dates to fly are in the Athens guide.
Money-saving tips for Athens
- Visit the Acropolis at opening time to beat heat and crowds
- Explore Plaka and Anafiotika for charming streets
- Try souvlaki at Monastiraki Square for under $3
- Take the tram to Glyfada for a beach day
- Visit during shoulder season (April to June, September to October) for the best balance of weather and prices
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