Cheap flights from Manchester to Athens from £42

You can catch flights to Athens from Manchester Airport with ease. There are many direct and indirect flights that fly between these two cities on a weekly basis. One benefit of taking a flight from Manchester Airport is that lots of budget airlines fly from this airport, so there is a high likelihood that you will find a great value fare. You can reach Manchester Airport efficiently from the city centre for about £3, with trains running from Manchester Piccadilly station regularly and taking about 20min. At Athens International Airport, you can also continue your journey easily. A bus costs about €6 (£5) and takes around 55min, while a taxi costs approximately €38 (£32.50) and takes about 25min, both of which can be caught from outside the front of the terminal building. There is also a metro, which leaves every half an hour and costs about €10 (£8.50), taking about 50min.

There are two airlines that offer cheap flights from Manchester to Athens. You can get great value fares from both easyJet, which has several direct flights per week, or Aegean Airlines, which also operates on multiple days of the week. These flights take just under 4h to arrive at their destination, so you’ll be enjoying the Greek sun in no time at all. Should you need to fly on a day when there are no direct flights, you could always opt for an indirect flight too. Airlines such as Air France operate this route on days when there are no direct flights, transferring at Charles de Gaulle in Paris. Alternatively, you could choose an indirect flight with KLM, which stops in Amsterdam, on another day when there are no direct routes. Whilst it’s not normally cheaper to fly this route indirectly, the fares are still good value.

Even though there are many direct flights between Manchester Airport and Athens Airport, there are also lots of indirect routes too. Whilst it is rarely cheaper to fly indirect, you might find the times more convenient for travel. Some of the more commons places where airlines stop for a transfer are Milan Bergamo Airport, which is one of the cheaper indirect routes, and Paris Charles de Gaulle, which tends to be one of the quicker indirect routes. Other potential stopovers, should you not fly direct, include Amsterdam Airport and Munich Airport. Stopover durations range in time, but the shortest tend to be about 45min in Paris, whilst the longer times can exceed 10h. It might, on occasion be cheaper to go for a two stop journey, but this tends to take longer than any one stop flight.

British citizens do not need a visa to enter Greece for under 90 days, but they do require a valid passport that has at least six months remaining on it.

Flights from Manchester to Athens Eleftherios V. have been viewed 2,464 times in the past calendar month.

According to our current data, easyJet (£123), Ryanair (£125), and Jet2 (£129) offers the cheapest pricing from Manchester to Athens. These flights start at 44% lower than the current average price 3 months from now.

For one-way options, check prices for easyJet. According to our data, you can fly for as low as £42. Users have also found prices from £46 and £77 on Jet2 and Ryanair, respectively.

No one likes to see their flight delayed. When booking a flight from Manchester to Athens consider choosing Jet2 (59%), easyJet (50%) or Aegean Airlines (13%) as they are the most reliable in getting you off to your destination on time.

Looking at all options, your cheapest flight can be booked for £43. While the most popular route (Manchester - Athens Eleftherios V.) can be booked for £84 on average our data indicates £317 when flying from Manchester to Athens.

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Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Manchester to Athens (average of £105). Flying from Manchester to Athens in August is currently the most expensive (average of £334). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.