Cheap flights from Manchester to Athens from £68

The cheapest month to fly to Athens from Manchester is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around £115, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you’re not able to fly to Athens in January, then November is your next best option. Flight prices from Manchester to Athens during November average around £139.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Athens from Manchester is on a Sunday. momondo users have found tickets for Sunday departures for as low as £217. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Athens on Saturday is £296.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Athens is at midday. Flights from Manchester to Athens during this time can be as low as £232. Flights to Athens are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of £262. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Athens from Manchester when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Athens for around £212 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Athens from Manchester for as low as £182 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 10% on your flight if you consider stops on a Manchester to Athens flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Manchester to Athens flights are approximately 9% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

easyJet and Ryanair are the most popular carriers operating from Manchester to Athens Eleftherios V.

easyJet, Jet2 and Aegean Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Athens from Manchester according to our data. easyJet is the first choice among our users, with 55% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Athens. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Athens on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 49% of flights between Manchester and Athens have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 102 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, easyJet have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 41% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

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

Flights via Brussels (BRU) offer the lowest average return price of £215.

Flights connecting via London (LHR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 45m.

Munich (MUC) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 26m.

As of May 2026, there are 1 flights per day flying from Manchester to Athens. The most common time of day flights depart is 06:00, with 100% of flights taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, 8 flights take off from Manchester and land in Athens each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Wed, with 25% of weekly flights taking off on this day.