Athens to Paris flights

Athens to Paris flights depart from Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos and land at one of Paris's three airports: Paris Orly Airport, Charles De Gaulle Airport and Paris-Beauvais Airport.

You can choose from direct services, which reach Paris in about three hours, or connecting routes.

Fares from Athens to Paris start at 41€, based on what eDreams customers have paid in recent days. If your dates can move, it is worth comparing a few before you book.

Flights to Paris depart from Athens International Airport (ATH), also known as Eleftherios Venizelos. Most flights to the Schengen area, Paris included, leave from the Main Terminal.

Public transport to the airport:

• Metro Line 3: the blue line runs from central Athens, including Syntagma, straight to the terminal
• Proastiakos: the suburban railway links the airport with the city and the wider Attica region
• X95 bus: the express bus from Syntagma Square, which runs around the clock
• X96 bus: the express bus from the port of Piraeus, useful if you arrive from the islands

Inside the terminal are extensive parking facilities, business lounges, restaurants and shops. A permanent exhibition shows archaeological artifacts discovered in the Mesogaia region while the airport was being built.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is linked to the centre by the RER B regional train, the most direct way to stations like Gare du Nord or Châtelet-Les Halles, with departures roughly every 10 to 20 minutes. Buses 350 and 351 also serve the airport.

Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is generally closer to the southern districts. The Orlyval light rail connects it with the RER network.

Both airports have pick-up points for taxis and private hire vehicles just outside the arrivals baggage reclaim areas, so choose your airport by where you are staying in the city.

Paris is defined by world-class galleries, distinct neighbourhoods and its café culture:

• Louvre Museum: the former royal palace, home of the Mona Lisa
• Musée d'Orsay: Impressionist paintings in a former railway station on the Seine
• Le Marais: old mansions, small museums and the Place des Vosges
• Montmartre: the artists' hill crowned by the Sacré-Cœur, with painters at work on the Place du Tertre
• Eiffel Tower: the view over the whole city from its upper floors, best at sunset
• Seine river cruise: a boat trip past Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower
• Disneyland Paris: a short trip east of the city on the RER

Between visiting the landmarks, an outdoor café terrace is the classic place to relax and watch the city go by.