Athens — Capital and largest city of Greece. Compare round-trip weekend fares from Paris to Athens. Leave after work on Friday, return Sunday.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 in 2021, within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 square kilometres (15.04 square miles).
Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína) is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants (2025) based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million. It was a major cultural, political and religious centre of Classical Greece, a place that deeply influenced the course of Western civilization. Don't come expecting a philosopher's theme park; contemporary Athens is the graffiti-coated, fast-beating urban heart of the country, where modern Greek culture, business and social life flourish amidst ancient monuments.
A typical flight from Paris to Athens takes about 3h 20min (2100 km).
The usual pattern is Friday evening outbound from Paris and Sunday return from Athens — a city break without using vacation days.
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Athens — Capital and largest city of Greece.
A typical hop from Paris to Athens takes about 3h 20min (2100 km). Exact times depend on the airline and whether the trip is nonstop.
Yes — leave Paris on Friday evening after work and return from Athens on Sunday. Use the evening-departure filter if you need outbound flights after 17:00.
Use the price calendar on this page to compare upcoming Fri–Sun (and other short-trip) weekends from Paris to Athens, then open the cheapest weekend to see flight details.