Cheap flights from Gdansk to Athens

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar covers every month from September through August, so you can compare the whole year before you commit. Summer is the busy stretch, with Poles heading south and Greeks heading north, so July and August fill up early and cost more. Late spring and early autumn give you warm sea and thinner crowds. Midweek departures are usually quieter than Friday and Sunday flights. Book well ahead for summer, Christmas and Easter; for November you can often leave it late.

Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta are the low-cost names you will see most often here, with a small personal item in the basic fare and everything else added at a cost. LOT Polish Airlines is the full-service choice, and Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines sell connecting itineraries with a checked bag usually included. Norwegian, German Airways, Braathens Regional Aviation and Helvetic Airways also appear in the results. Non-stop service exists on this route; anything else means one change, so compare total travel time and what the fare includes, not just the headline number.

You land at Eleftherios Venizelos, the only airport serving Athens, roughly half an hour from the centre by road when traffic is kind. The metro runs from the terminal into the city, and express buses and the suburban railway cover the same trip, so you can reach Syntagma or Monastiraki without a taxi. Taxis wait at the arrivals exit and charge on the meter. Watch the hour you land: rush hour stretches the journey, and a late arrival leaves you with fewer buses and trains, so check the last departures before you pick a flight that lands after dark.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Greek

Emergency number

112, 100, 166

Driving side

right

Calling code

+30

Internet domain

.gr, .ελ

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Athens

643 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Athens)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that you are booking from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, the only departure point for this route.
• On Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta, add a cabin bag or a checked bag before you fly if the small personal item is not enough.
• If your connection is on separate tickets, leave a generous gap between flights, because a delay on the first one is yours to solve.
• Carry a valid passport or ID card for Greece and check the entry rules that apply to your nationality.
• Compare November fares with the summer months on the price calendar before you decide when to go.