52 same-day destinations

Extreme Day Trips from Athens International Airport

Out before 08:00, home after 21:00, and up to four hours each way. These are the real morning-out, evening-back routes from Athens International Airport, worked out from our live flight schedules to help plan your extreme day trip.

52
Destinations
22
Countries

Times shown are the earliest morning outbound and the latest evening return we can see in the schedules. Hours on the ground are approximate. Always double-check the exact times when you book, and leave room for delays on the way home.

Greece
SantoriniJTR

Greece

0h 45m
each way
04:00
Out from Athens International
~19.7h
On the ground
01:13
Back at Athens International
Out Ryanair FR1232Back LLK102Daily
Things to do in SantoriniSantorini airport guide
Greece

Souda

CHQ

Greece

0h 49m
each way
02:25
Out from Athens International
~18.8h
On the ground
22:50
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3330Back A3345Daily
Things to do in Souda
Greece

Thessaloniki

SKG

Greece

0h 51m
each way
05:00
Out from Athens International
~18.1h
On the ground
00:50
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3102Back GQ393Daily
Things to do in Thessaloniki
Greece
HeraklionHER

Greece

0h 52m
each way
03:00
Out from Athens International
~19.7h
On the ground
00:25
Back at Athens International
Out Panellenic Airlines RJB102Back GQ2023Daily
Things to do in HeraklionHeraklion airport guide
Greece

Kos

KGS

Greece

0h 52m
each way
05:05
Out from Athens International
~15.1h
On the ground
21:55
Back at Athens International
Out SKY express GQ220Back GQ225Daily
Things to do in Kos
Greece
KerkyraCFU

Greece

0h 58m
each way
04:35
Out from Athens International
~16.5h
On the ground
23:00
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3282Back A3289Daily
Things to do in KerkyraKerkyra airport guide
Greece
RodesRHO

Greece

0h 59m
each way
02:15
Out from Athens International
~19.6h
On the ground
23:50
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3200Back A3219Daily
Things to do in RodesRodes airport guide
Turkey

Istanbul

IST

Turkey

1h 9m
each way
01:55
Out from Athens International
~21h
On the ground
01:10
Back at Athens International
Out Turkish Airlines TK1842Back TK1841Daily
Things to do in Istanbul
Italy
CataniaCTA

Italy

1h 25m
each way
06:55
Out from Athens International
~13.5h
On the ground
23:15
Back at Athens International
Out Ryanair FR5104Back FR5105Runs Fri, Sat
Things to do in CataniaCatania airport guide
Cyprus

Paphos

PFO

Cyprus

1h 30m
each way
05:15
Out from Athens International
~15h
On the ground
23:15
Back at Athens International
Out Ryanair FR335Back FR326Runs Wed, Fri, Sun
Things to do in Paphos
Malta
LuqaMLA

Malta

1h 32m
each way
05:35
Out from Athens International
~13.6h
On the ground
22:15
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3730Back FR6044Runs Tue, Sun
Things to do in LuqaLuqa airport guide
Cyprus

Larnarca

LCA

Cyprus

1h 36m
each way
05:10
Out from Athens International
~17.3h
On the ground
01:40
Back at Athens International
Out SKY express GQ600Back A36003Daily
Things to do in Larnarca
Italy
PalermoPMO

Italy

1h 37m
each way
07:20
Out from Athens International
~11.1h
On the ground
21:40
Back at Athens International
Out Volotea V71513Back A3679Runs Thu
Things to do in PalermoPalermo airport guide
Italy
RomeFCO

Italy

1h 47m
each way
04:05
Out from Athens International
~15.8h
On the ground
23:25
Back at Athens International
Out ITA Airways AZ717Back A3653Daily

Fiumicino Airport is 30 mins from Termini station via Leonardo Express (€14).

Things to do in RomeRome airport guide
Hungary
BudapestBUD

Hungary

1h 49m
each way
07:15
Out from Athens International
~12.4h
On the ground
23:15
Back at Athens International
Out Wizz Air W62442Back FR7595Daily
Things to do in BudapestBudapest airport guide
Israel
Tel AvivTLV

Israel

1h 54m
each way
00:15
Out from Athens International
~22.3h
On the ground
02:20
Back at Athens International
Out Trade Air 6H952Back A36199Daily
Things to do in Tel AvivTel Aviv airport guide
Austria
ViennaVIE

Austria

2h
each way
04:30
Out from Athens International
~14.7h
On the ground
23:10
Back at Athens International
Out Austrian Airlines (Star Alliance Livery) OS806Back OS805Daily
Things to do in ViennaVienna airport guide
Italy
MilanMXP

Italy

2h 17m
each way
00:30
Out from Athens International
~19.9h
On the ground
00:55
Back at Athens International
Out easyJet U23646Back U23653Daily
Things to do in MilanMilan airport guide
Germany
MunichMUC

Germany

2h 17m
each way
04:00
Out from Athens International
~12.5h
On the ground
21:05
Back at Athens International
Out Lufthansa LH1757Back LH1756Daily
Things to do in MunichMunich airport guide
Switzerland
ZurichZRH

Switzerland

2h 26m
each way
02:25
Out from Athens International
~17h
On the ground
00:15
Back at Athens International
Out Swiss LX1845Back LX1844Daily
Things to do in ZurichZurich airport guide
Serbia

Belgrad

BEG

Serbia

2h 30m
each way
02:25
Out from Athens International
~17.9h
On the ground
01:20
Back at Athens International
Out Bulgaria Air JU537Back JU536Runs Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat
Things to do in Belgrad
Estonia

Tallinn

TLL

Estonia

2h 30m
each way
02:35
Out from Athens International
~18.3h
On the ground
01:55
Back at Athens International
Out airBaltic BT818Back BT817Runs Wed, Sun
Things to do in Tallinn
Greece

Mykonos

JMK

Greece

2h 30m
each way
02:40
Out from Athens International
~16.2h
On the ground
23:50
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3370Back A3385Daily
Things to do in Mykonos
Italy

Bari

BRI

Italy

2h 30m
each way
04:00
Out from Athens International
~12.9h
On the ground
21:55
Back at Athens International
Out Ryanair FR1498Back FR1499Runs Mon, Thu
Things to do in Bari
Greece

Alexandroupolis

AXD

Greece

2h 30m
each way
04:20
Out from Athens International
~12.2h
On the ground
21:30
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3140Back GQ295Daily
Things to do in Alexandroupolis
Greece

Mytilene

MJT

Greece

2h 30m
each way
04:35
Out from Athens International
~12h
On the ground
21:35
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3250Back A3259Daily
Things to do in Mytilene
Greece

Chios

JKH

Greece

2h 30m
each way
04:35
Out from Athens International
~11.7h
On the ground
21:15
Back at Athens International
Out Olympic Air A3270Back GQ245Daily
Things to do in Chios
Greece

Kavala

KVA

Greece

2h 30m
each way
04:45
Out from Athens International
~11.4h
On the ground
21:10
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3150Back A3155Daily
Things to do in Kavala
Bulgaria

Sofia

SOF

Bulgaria

2h 30m
each way
04:50
Out from Athens International
~11.6h
On the ground
21:25
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3980Back GQ681Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Things to do in Sofia
Greece

Skiathos

JSI

Greece

2h 30m
each way
05:15
Out from Athens International
~11.3h
On the ground
21:30
Back at Athens International
Out SKY express GQ434Back GQ433Runs Wed, Fri, Sun
Things to do in Skiathos
Albania

Tirana

TIA

Albania

2h 30m
each way
05:15
Out from Athens International
~11h
On the ground
21:15
Back at Athens International
Out SKY express GQ690Back GQ691Daily
Things to do in Tirana
Poland

Warsaw

WMI

Poland

2h 30m
each way
05:15
Out from Athens International
~10.8h
On the ground
21:05
Back at Athens International
Out Ryanair FR3324Back W61413Runs Sun
Things to do in Warsaw
Romania

Bucharest

OTP

Romania

2h 30m
each way
05:35
Out from Athens International
~10.8h
On the ground
21:20
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3960Back A3963Daily
Things to do in Bucharest
Greece

Kithira

KIT

Greece

2h 30m
each way
05:35
Out from Athens International
~10.9h
On the ground
21:30
Back at Athens International
Out Olympic Air OA42Back GQ441Runs Mon, Fri, Sun
Things to do in Kithira
Greece

Limnos

LXS

Greece

2h 30m
each way
05:45
Out from Athens International
~10.9h
On the ground
21:40
Back at Athens International
Out Olympic Air A3260Back GQ323Runs Mon, Tue, Fri, Sun
Things to do in Limnos
France

Toulouse

TLS

France

2h 30m
each way
05:45
Out from Athens International
~11.1h
On the ground
21:50
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3698Back A3699Runs Sat
Things to do in Toulouse
Greece

Karpathos

AOK

Greece

2h 30m
each way
06:10
Out from Athens International
~11.1h
On the ground
22:15
Back at Athens International
Out SKY express GQ460Back GQ463Daily
Things to do in Karpathos
Germany

Cologne

CGN

Germany

2h 30m
each way
07:45
Out from Athens International
~10.5h
On the ground
23:15
Back at Athens International
Out Ryanair FR7640Back FR7641Runs Mon
Things to do in Cologne
Greece

Ioannina

IOA

Greece

2h 30m
each way
07:50
Out from Athens International
~8.5h
On the ground
21:20
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3160Back A3167Runs Thu, Sun
Things to do in Ioannina
Switzerland
GenevaGVA

Switzerland

2h 32m
each way
06:40
Out from Athens International
~11.1h
On the ground
22:50
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3854Back A3857Daily
Things to do in GenevaGeneva airport guide
Germany
BerlinBER

Germany

2h 37m
each way
06:40
Out from Athens International
~10.5h
On the ground
22:25
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3820Back A3823Daily
Things to do in BerlinBerlin airport guide
Spain
BarcelonaBCN

Spain

2h 44m
each way
02:10
Out from Athens International
~17.9h
On the ground
01:30
Back at Athens International
Out Vueling VY8105Back VY8106Daily

El Prat is 30 mins from La Rambla via Aerobus (€7.75). Book Sagrada Familia tickets in advance!

Things to do in BarcelonaBarcelona airport guide
Germany

Dusseldorf

DUS

Germany

2h 51m
each way
06:00
Out from Athens International
~10.5h
On the ground
22:10
Back at Athens International
Out SKY express GQ890Back A3843Daily
Things to do in Dusseldorf
Germany
HamburgHAM

Germany

2h 54m
each way
05:55
Out from Athens International
~10.5h
On the ground
22:10
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3824Back GQ873Daily
Things to do in HamburgHamburg airport guide
Belgium
BrusselsCRL

Belgium

2h 56m
each way
07:35
Out from Athens International
~9.8h
On the ground
23:15
Back at Athens International
Out Ryanair FR1196Back FR1197Runs Tue, Sun
Things to do in BrusselsBrussels airport guide
Belgium
BrusselsBRU

Belgium

2h 58m
each way
05:30
Out from Athens International
~10.6h
On the ground
21:59
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3620Back A3623Daily
Things to do in BrusselsBrussels airport guide
France
Paris OrlyORY

France

2h 59m
each way
01:55
Out from Athens International
~17.2h
On the ground
01:05
Back at Athens International
Out Transavia TO3641Back TO3640Daily

Orly is closer to Paris than CDG - just 20 mins via OrlyVal + Metro.

Things to do in Paris OrlyParis Orly airport guide
France
ParisCDG

France

2h 59m
each way
04:35
Out from Athens International
~12.9h
On the ground
23:25
Back at Athens International
Out Air France AF1033Back A3615Daily

Charles de Gaulle is 25 mins from the city via RER B train. Eurostar is faster for central Paris!

Things to do in ParisParis airport guide
Netherlands
AmsterdamAMS

Netherlands

3h 4m
each way
04:00
Out from Athens International
~13.1h
On the ground
23:15
Back at Athens International
Out KLM KL1952Back KL1957Daily

Schiphol is directly connected to Amsterdam Centraal by train (15 mins). Bikes everywhere!

Things to do in AmsterdamAmsterdam airport guide
Spain
MadridMAD

Spain

3h 18m
each way
01:05
Out from Athens International
~16.6h
On the ground
00:15
Back at Athens International
Out Air Europa UX1088Back UX1087Daily
Things to do in MadridMadrid airport guide
Saudi Arabia
RiyadhRUH

Saudi Arabia

3h 32m
each way
05:25
Out from Athens International
~9.2h
On the ground
21:40
Back at Athens International
Out Aegean Airlines A3954Back A3955Runs Tue
Things to do in RiyadhRiyadh airport guide
Portugal
LisbonLIS

Portugal

3h 53m
each way
02:40
Out from Athens International
~14.9h
On the ground
01:20
Back at Athens International
Out TAP Air Portugal TP901Back TP900Runs Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Airport is just 7km from centre. Metro is cheapest option (€2).

Things to do in LisbonLisbon airport guide

How we work these out

We scan the real departure and arrival schedules at Athens International Airport, then match an early morning outbound (before 08:00) with a late evening return (landing back after 21:00, including red-eye arrivals). We only keep destinations within about four hours' flying each way, so every trip on this list is a genuine there-and-back-in-a-day adventure. The list refreshes as schedules change through the seasons.