What airlines fly to Athens?

British Airways, United Airlines and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Athens from San Diego according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Athens. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Athens on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which airport is the most popular layover for flights between San Diego and Athens?

Munich (MUC) was the most common stop: 25% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from San Diego to Athens Eleftherios V.?

SWISS and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating from San Diego to Athens Eleftherios V.

Which layover airport offers the lowest fares from San Diego to Athens?

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $799.

Which layover airport has the shortest connection time from San Diego to Athens?

Montreal (YUL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 49m.

Which layover airport has the shortest travel time from San Diego to Athens?

Flights connecting via Chicago (ORD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 31m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

Prices for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

As of October 2026, there are 10 operators available to choose from for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Athens Eleftherios V. Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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4:06 pm - 12:40 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

22h 34m2 stops San Francisco Zurich

7:05 am - 8:45 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

23h 40m2 stops Zurich San Francisco

$846SWISS

Mon, Feb 1 - Wed, Feb 17

1:31 pm - 12:40 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

25h 09m2 stops San Francisco Zurich

7:05 am - 10:37 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

25h 32m2 stops Zurich Chicago O'Hare Intl

$858SWISS

Sun, Nov 22 - Wed, Feb 3

10:30 pm - 11:00 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

26h 30m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:40 am - 3:45 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

19h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$874United Airlines

Sat, Nov 21 - Tue, Dec 1

6:20 am - 1:30 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

33h 10m2 stops Los Angeles Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:40 am - 3:45 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

19h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$878United Airlines

Sun, Nov 22 - Tue, Dec 1

6:30 am - 4:35 pmSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

24h 05m2 stops Salt Lake City Amsterdam Schiphol

1:45 pm - 12:10 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

32h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$879Delta

Sun, Nov 22 - Mon, Nov 30

4:35 pm - 11:00 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

32h 25m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:45 am - 12:00 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

39h 15m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Toronto Pearson Intl

$881Air Canada

Sat, Nov 21 - Tue, Dec 1

6:00 pm - 11:20 pmSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

19h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

8:20 pm - 4:10 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

29h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

$885British Airways

Mon, Feb 1 - Wed, Feb 17

6:00 pm - 11:20 pmSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

19h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

7:55 am - 4:10 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

18h 15m1 stop London Heathrow

$912British Airways

Mon, Mar 1 - Thu, Mar 4

10:10 pm - 9:35 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

25h 25m1 stop New York John F Kennedy Intl

1:45 pm - 12:10 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

32h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$914Delta

Sun, Nov 15 - Mon, Nov 30

7:41 pm - 11:00 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

29h 19m2 stops San Francisco Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:45 am - 12:00 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

39h 15m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Toronto Pearson Intl

$926Air Canada

Tue, Nov 24 - Tue, Dec 1

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3:56 pm - 12:55 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

22h 59m2 stops San Francisco Zurich

7:05 am - 10:40 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

25h 35m2 stops Zurich Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,015SWISS

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Nov 11

7:00 am - 10:10 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

17h 10m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

1:00 pm - 7:09 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

40h 09m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Newark

$1,073United Airlines

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Nov 11

7:00 am - 10:10 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

17h 10m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:40 am - 3:45 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

19h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,082Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Nov 11

7:00 am - 10:10 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

17h 10m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:00 am - 8:08 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

24h 08m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Los Angeles

$1,236United Airlines

Wed, Oct 7 - Sun, Oct 11

5:15 pm - 7:00 pmSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

15h 45m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

7:30 pm - 3:25 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

29h 55m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,290Lufthansa

Sun, Oct 4 - Sun, Oct 11

5:15 pm - 11:05 pmSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

19h 50m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

7:30 pm - 3:25 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

29h 55m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,305Lufthansa

Tue, Oct 6 - Sun, Oct 11

4:45 pm - 2:15 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

23h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

1:55 pm - 6:57 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

39h 02m1 stop Philadelphia

$1,399British Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Sun, Oct 11

7:20 am - 6:40 pmSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

25h 20m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Kastrup Copenhagen

8:20 am - 10:59 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

24h 39m3 stops Kastrup Copenhagen San Francisco Los Angeles

$1,702Scandinavian Airlines

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Nov 11

7:00 am - 6:40 pmSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

25h 40m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Kastrup Copenhagen

7:45 am - 11:42 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

25h 57m3 stops Kastrup Copenhagen San Francisco Los Angeles

$1,917Scandinavian Airlines

Sun, Oct 4 - Sun, Oct 11

7:40 pm - 2:15 amSAN San Diego-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

20h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

10:45 am - 9:33 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-SAN San Diego

20h 48m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$3,472British Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Fri, Oct 9

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Lufthansa flights from San Diego to Athens

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Lufthansa

Oct 28

SAN6:35 pmSan Diego

21h 55m

1 stop

ATH1:30 amAthens Eleftherios V.

Nov 3

ATH6:40 amAthens Eleftherios V.

19h 05m

1 stop

SAN3:45 pmSan Diego

$940

Lufthansa

Nov 13

SAN5:35 pmSan Diego

14h 50m

1 stop

ATH6:25 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

Nov 20

ATH6:40 amAthens Eleftherios V.

19h 05m

1 stop

SAN3:45 pmSan Diego

$981

Lufthansa

Oct 14

SAN5:15 pmSan Diego

15h 25m

1 stop

ATH6:40 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

Nov 2

ATH6:40 amAthens Eleftherios V.

19h 05m

1 stop

SAN3:45 pmSan Diego

$1,039

Scandinavian Airlines flights from San Diego to Athens

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Scandinavian Airlines

Dec 4

SAN7:32 amSan Diego

19h 08m

2 stops

ATH12:40 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

Dec 7

ATH8:20 amAthens Eleftherios V.

25h 18m

2 stops

SAN11:38 pmSan Diego

$983

Scandinavian Airlines

Dec 4

SAN7:32 amSan Diego

19h 08m

2 stops

ATH12:40 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

Dec 7

ATH8:20 amAthens Eleftherios V.

24h 36m

3 stops

SAN10:56 pmSan Diego

$987

Scandinavian Airlines

Oct 7

SAN7:20 amSan Diego

25h 20m

2 stops

ATH6:40 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

Nov 11

ATH8:20 amAthens Eleftherios V.

24h 39m

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SAN10:59 pmSan Diego

$1,702

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SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

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Mon 2/1

4:06 pm-12:40 am

2 stops22h 34m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Wed 2/17

7:05 am-8:45 pm

2 stops23h 40m

$846

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SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

San Diego

Sun 11/22

1:31 pm-12:40 am

2 stops25h 09m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Wed 2/3

7:05 am-10:37 pm

2 stops25h 32m

$858

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SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

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Sat 11/21

10:30 pm-11:00 am

2 stops26h 30m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 12/1

6:40 am-3:45 pm

1 stop19h 05m

$874

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SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

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Sun 11/22

6:20 am-1:30 am

2 stops33h 10m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 12/1

6:40 am-3:45 pm

1 stop19h 05m

$878

San DiegoAthens

SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

San Diego

Sun 11/22

6:30 am-4:35 pm

2 stops24h 05m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 11/30

1:45 pm-12:10 pm

1 stop32h 25m

$879

San DiegoAthens

SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

San Diego

Sat 11/21

4:35 pm-11:00 am

2 stops32h 25m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 12/1

6:45 am-12:00 pm

2 stops39h 15m

$881

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SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

San Diego

Mon 2/1

6:00 pm-11:20 pm

1 stop19h 20m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Wed 2/17

8:20 pm-4:10 pm

1 stop29h 50m

$885

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SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

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San Diego

Mon 3/1

6:00 pm-11:20 pm

1 stop19h 20m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 3/4

7:55 am-4:10 pm

1 stop18h 15m

$912

San DiegoAthens

SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

San Diego

Sun 11/15

10:10 pm-9:35 am

1 stop25h 25m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 11/30

1:45 pm-12:10 pm

1 stop32h 25m

$914

San DiegoAthens

SAN San Diego - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

SANATH

San Diego

Tue 11/24

7:41 pm-11:00 am

2 stops29h 19m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 12/1

6:45 am-12:00 pm

2 stops39h 15m

$926

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between San Diego and Athens?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $1,043 to $1,173.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $858.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Athens?

The cheapest month to fly to Athens from San Diego is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $497, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you are unable to visit Athens during the month of February, then departing from San Diego during the month November is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $791.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to Athens?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Athens from San Diego when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Athens for around $1,018 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Athens from San Diego for as low as $813 on momondo.

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You could potentially save up to 15% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Diego to Athens flight.

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Best Price Found	$382
Fastest flight time	17h 00m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Athens from San Diego in the past 72 hours is $382. The best round-trip flight deal from San Diego to Athens found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $846.

The fastest flight from San Diego to Athens takes 17h 00m

There are no direct flights from San Diego to Athens. There are no popular flight routes from San Diego to Athens.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from San Diego to Athens

How far is San Diego to Athens Eleftherios V. by plane?
San Diego and Athens Eleftherios V. are 6937.7 mi apart from one another. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 17h 00m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
Prices for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
As of October 2026, there are 10 operators available to choose from for flights from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from San Diego Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Athens Eleftherios V. Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from San Diego to Athens?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between San Diego and Athens, the leading airline is British Airways, making up 25% of the total bookings. Other popular airlines include United Airlines with 22%, Lufthansa with 22%, and Delta with 9%.

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Virgin Atlantic	PriceFrom $385	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 694 reviews	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Scandinavian Airlines	PriceFrom $467	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 2,005 reviews	Search Scandinavian Airlines flights
Delta	PriceFrom $500	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,620 reviews	Search Delta flights
Air Canada	PriceFrom $564	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,708 reviews	Search Air Canada flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $576	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,272 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $580	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,239 reviews	Search British Airways flights
KLM	PriceFrom $592	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,578 reviews	Search KLM flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $705	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,254 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Iberia	PriceFrom $725	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 3,255 reviews	Search Iberia flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $982	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,106 reviews	Search American Airlines flights

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