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Tours to Athens: facts for the traveller

Currency euro
Language Greek
Time difference with Almaty 3 hours in winter, 2 hours in summer
Best months May, June, September, October
Route from Almaty with a layover
Transport metro, tram, bus
Cuisine Mediterranean
Beaches pebbly and sandy

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Tours to Athens: what to know

Holidays in Athens are a year-round destination with a peak from May to October, when the air warms up to +30…+35 °C, and the sea off the coast of Attica becomes warm. There are no direct flights from Almaty: they fly with a stopover in Istanbul or Dubai, the journey takes from 8 to 14 hours. Tours to Athens are booked 2–4 months before departure, especially for the May and September dates.

Visa, documents and tour booking: what documents do citizens of Kazakhstan need for a trip to Greece?

A trip to Greece begins with paperwork, and here it is important not to rush. Below is about assembling the package, deadlines and payment, without legal subtleties.

What documents do citizens of Kazakhstan need for a trip to Greece

Holidays in Athens are impossible without a valid Schengen visa, and it is arranged in advance. The package is assembled through a visa center, and the appointment takes time. The Greek side usually asks for confirmation of accommodation and route. Medical insurance with coverage for the Schengen area is needed almost always. It is better to keep copies separate from the originals. Before the trip, it is worth checking the current requirements on the department's website.

Deadlines for submitting documents and terms of payment for the tour

Athens Greece is a seasonal destination, and in summer places are snapped up quickly. It makes sense to submit the papers a few weeks before departure, not in the last days. Tours for May and September are booked noticeably earlier than it seems. If you are traveling as a family, documents are prepared for each person. A calm start to preparation removes half of the worries.

The road from Almaty and the first hours in the city: how to get there and what to do upon arrival?

The journey from Almaty is long, with a stopover, so it is better to plan the first hours in advance. Let's look at the routes and the transfer to the center.

Routes with a stopover in Istanbul and Dubai

There are no direct flights from Almaty, and holidays in Athens begin with a connection. Istanbul and Dubai are the two most common hubs on this route. Through Istanbul the flight is shorter, but the connection sometimes stretches overnight. Dubai offers more flights, but the total travel time is longer. Tours to Athens usually include a flight with a connection, and its duration is worth checking. The Greek side meets you already at the airport. Take a charger and a light change of clothes in your hand luggage.

How to get from the airport to the center

From the airport to the center of Athens there are a train and buses, and this is the most predictable option. The train takes about forty minutes and does not stand in traffic jams. Buses are cheaper, but depend on traffic. Taxis are noticeably more expensive and appropriate if you have suitcases and are tired. Holidays in Athens begin with a trip to the center, so it is better to buy a ticket at a machine on the spot. The Greek capital greets you with noise and warmth already at the exit from the terminal.

Areas for accommodation and hotel choice

Athens is divided into districts with different characters, and the rhythm of the whole trip depends on the choice. Below is how they differ and what to look at in the room.

Plaka, Monastiraki, Kolonaki, Syntagma: how they differ

DistrictCharacterWho it suits
PlakaNarrow streets by the AcropolisLovers of walks
MonastirakiMarkets and tavernsThose who want liveliness
KolonakiQuiet and expensiveFamilies and couples
SyntagmaTransport hubThose who travel a lot

What to look at when booking a room

A trip to the Greek capital is often spoiled by small rooms, and the room area is worth checking first. Air conditioning here is mandatory from June to September. Windows onto a busy street interfere with sleep because of the noise until midnight. Breakfast at the hotel saves time in the morning before going out. The elevator in old buildings can be tiny, or even absent. Tours with a hotel near the metro save you from daily walks. Read recent reviews: renovations and the view from the window change quickly.

How a day in the Greek capital is structured

The rhythm of the city is unusual: the morning is early, the evening is late, and the middle of the day is hot. Let's look at how to fit the main things into it.

Morning at the Acropolis and ancient sites

The Acropolis is logical to visit early in the morning, while it is not hot and there are no groups. A trip without queues is possible precisely in the first hours after opening. The ticket is valid for several neighboring sites, and this saves money. In summer, entrance tickets are more expensive than in winter, and the queues are longer. The Greek capital heats up during the day, so it is better to finish the visit before noon. Take water and a hat: there is little shade on the slope. After lunch, return to the hotel for a break.

Late dinners, taverns and store hours

Greeks dine late, and many taverns in the center open closer to evening. The trip adjusts to this rhythm, and lunch at two o'clock is normal here. Shops on weekends and holidays are often closed or work reduced hours. Cards are accepted almost everywhere, but small taverns and kiosks sometimes ask for cash. Greek cuisine in taverns is simple and hearty, portions are large. Dinner stretches until night, and this is part of the local habit. Plan the evening without haste.

Getting around the city and trips beyond its limits

The metro in Athens is clean and convenient, and it is easy to leave the city for a day. Let's look at tickets and routes.

Metro, tickets and trips to the port of Piraeus

The metro in the Greek capital is convenient, but during rush hours the cars fill up tightly. The line to the port of Piraeus is especially heavily loaded in the morning and evening. Tickets are sold for a certain number of trips, and it is more profitable to buy them in advance at machines. A trip to Athens with a card for several trips costs less. In crowded places and in the cars, pickpocketing is common, watch your bag. The Greek capital is compact, and you will reach many points on foot. The trip to the port takes about twenty minutes.

Day routes: Sounion, Delphi, Aegina

From Athens it is convenient to take day trips, and this adds variety to your holiday. The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion welcomes you with a sunset over the sea. Delphi is interesting for its ancient sanctuary and mountain scenery. Aegina is reached by ferry and is suitable for a quiet day by the water. Tours to Athens often include such a trip, but you can also go independently. The Greek side offers buses and ferries on schedule. Set out in the morning to return before dark.

Visa and entry rules change: check with the primary source — the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, https://www.mfa.gr/en/visas/. The information on this page was verified on 10.09.2026.

In brief

  • There are no direct flights from Almaty, connections are usually in Istanbul or Dubai.
  • From the airport to the center there are a suburban train and buses, taxis are more expensive.
  • Plaka and Monastiraki are lively, Kolonaki is quiet, Syntagma is convenient for transport.
  • The Acropolis is best visited early in the morning, the ticket is valid for nearby sites.
  • Dinner in the Greek capital is late, shops are often closed on weekends.
Before you book

Frequent questions about tours to Athens

May, June, September, and October are optimal — warm without exhausting heat.

Usually from eight to twelve hours with one layover.

In the evening by the sea it can be cool, a light sweater will come in handy.

Yes, the coast of Attica is accessible by tram from the center.

The Acropolis, Plaka, the ancient Agora, and the Acropolis Museum.

In tavernas away from the center, prices are moderate.

The metro and tram are the fastest ways to get around.

Yes, calm beaches and short transfers are convenient for families.

Souvlaki, moussaka, meze, and Greek coffee.

You meet some in the center, but Greek and English help everywhere.

Three to four days are enough for the main places.

Comfortable shoes, water, and a hat.

After the trip

Reviews of tours to Athens

What travellers write afterwards: the hotel, the dates and what is worth knowing in advance.

Average rating 4,7 / 5 Reviews about trips: 28
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Нурлан Б.

july 2026
5,0

went because I had to sort out some documents at the consulate, and a friend of mine just happened to invite me. picked this agency by chance — just from a search, they just had everything laid out normally on their site. in Athens I liked everything, walked around the center, touched those ancient stones on the Acropolis, though the heat was awful and a bottle of water only lasted me half a day, had to keep looking for shops... but that's a small thing. overall I'm happy with the trip, came back with a bunch of photos on my phone (and a bronze tan that's almost faded already) and don't regret a thing, the hotel though turned out a bit farther from the metro than I thought,but that's nothing. honestly, I'd go again, without any business this time, just to walk around and stuff my face with gyros at every hole-in-the-wall that came along the way

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Нурлан Б.
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Сергей П.

may 2026
5,0

Gathered with the family to Athens, but it just kept not working out — work, then the loan, then just plain laziness. Chose the tour with them specifically because an acquaintance booked here too and was happy, even though she's generally a difficult person. The hotel turned out with a view of some wall, but the center is a stone's throw away, and the AC worked like a beast, which for me in May there is critical.. The Acropolis, of course, wow, but most of all I remember how my son and I got lost in Plaka and found a tiny taverna where a grandpa was cooking moussaka right in the courtyard under a grapevine — I still remember the taste. Tickets, transfer — everything went smoothly even though I was terribly nervous before the flight, but in the end I came back angry only because the vacation ended so fast

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Сергей П.

february 2026
5,0

Went to Athens for four days, took a tour at the agency. The hotel turned out okay, though the elevator in it was the size of a suitcase, but I walked to the Acropolis on foot in about twenty minutes — my legs were buzzing afterwards, true. The food in the tavernas was simple but tasty, especially I remember the small octopuses on the grill. Came back happy, a five, if I go somewhere else again, only through these same guys.

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Виктория Ким

december 2025
4,0

at first i got a bit stressed by the pace of the tours but the manager whispered a couple words about the local transport and i stopped panicking. on the other hand the acropolis in december is something else, icy wind, and you're standing there touching these marble slabs, and you don't even seem mad that your fingers are frozen

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Виктория Ким

Жанна К.

december 2025
5,0

Got to the Acropolis right at opening, while there are no crowds yet and it's windy. Some kind of hail is whopping in my ears, honestly... but the view is such that I stood there for ten minutes and just stayed silent, even though usually I never shut up. Then I went down to Plaka, ate a gyros there for some ridiculous money, smeared my whole hands in sauce, no napkins, just lovely. Kerameikos was already by evening, it's quiet there, just cats and old stones under my feet, I even picked up an olive, turned it over in my hands and threw it away, for some reason. thought I'd get tired from the heat and walking, but the opposite, I walked around all day and got back to the hotel only at night, my legs were buzzing, but I'm happy. Rating five, it's only that wind in my ears that I really didn't need more of

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Наталья М.

november 2025
5,0

I went to Greece because I urgently needed to take my new suitcase out for a walk (well, and to unwind after the renovation), and the manager recommended Athens. I spent two days walking around the Acropolis, ate olives until I was exhausted, but the air conditioner in the hotel hummed so much that I slept in headphones.

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Ольга В.

october 2025
4,0

Athens is of course something else, I've never seen so many steps anywhere, that's a minus, but the staircases are old, beautiful plus the guide turned out to be decent, answered all the questions, but the tour started half an hour later and nobody warned.. overall I was satisfied, would come back again

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Сергей П.

august 2025
5,0

афиныге бардым, турды осы жерден алдым, себеби агенттіктегілер грек бағытын жақсы біледі деді, ал мен бұрын тек теледидардан көргенмін. ұшақта ұйықтай алмадым, шынымды айтсам аяғым ісіп кетті, бірақ қонақүйге кіргенде бәрі ұмытылды. акропольге таңертең ерте бардым, адам көп екен, мәрмәр тастар ыстық, қолымды тигізсем жылы...) плакаға жазылған бағаны көріп тамаққа отырдым, грек салаты тұздылау, бірақ дәмді. кешке қайтарда метро таба алмай әбден адастым, жергілікті бір қария көмектесті, қолымды бұлғап түсіндірдім. содан кейін пляжға да барып демалдым, теңіз суы тұзды, терім жабысып қалды, бірақ бәрібір тамаша, осы сапар есте қалды

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Сергей П.

Гульмира А.

july 2025
5,0

Poehali my v Afiny i ostanovilis v nevzrachnom otelchike za odnoy iz tsentralnyh ulits, no eto sovsem ne isportilo vpechatlenie, potomu chto kazhdyy den my hodili po Kolokotroni i zaglyadyvali v butiki s sandalyami - ya tak i ne kupila, hotya peremerila par shest. Ochen zapomnilos, kak utrom pili kofe na ploshchadki u hadzha, gde namestnik menya stal ubezhdat kupit morskuyu gubku, ya otmahalas, no potom vse zhe vzyala odnu (ona do sih por lezhit na polke i pahnet morem) i eto bylo pravilnoe reshenie. Vernulas dovolna, hochu snova, no uzhe s drugoy marshrutnoy kartoy.

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Данияр Ж.

june 2025
5,0

took a tour to Athens, everything went smooth. hotel was okay of course not luxury but the AC worked and thats the main thing, breakfasts boring though same eggs and yogurt got old by the third day. came back happy and recommend to everyone who's hezitating

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Айгүл С.

june 2025
4,0

we went to Athens because we wanted to close the gestalt with the antiquities, and I just took the tour at this agency on the advice of a colleague who also booked Turkey there. Everything went smoothly, the hotel was clean, although the breakfasts got boring already on the second day, but the Acropolis and the view from Lykavittos made up for it all, and the managers answered quickly when I got confused with the transfer.

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Асхат Т.

april 2025
4,0

flew to Athens on a package from a local agency, hotel was fine, breakfast was a bit skimpy but you can fill up, but the transfer to Plaka almost made me go gray — the bus was forty minutes late and the driver was grumbling under his breath, but the Acropolis made up for everything, I even touched those marbles with my hands through the fence)) The Parthenon was covered in scaffolding, of course, a bit of a bummer, but the views from the rock are such that you forget about everything. I probably walked about twenty kilometers on foot, my legs were buzzing by evening, but I came back happy and pissed off at the same time

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Асхат Т.

Нурлан Б.

october 2024
5,0

Греция, Афины — бомба, Парфенон мені жай ғана басып тастады, күні бойы жаяу жүрдім, Акропольде ыстықтан өле жаздадым, бірақ тұрды оған. Отель қалыпты еді, таңғы ас сәл нашарлау, бірақ қасында офигенный гироспен таверна бар, ал шатырдан көрініс — мен мұндайды еш жерде көрмеппін.

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Нурлан Б.
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Наталья М.

august 2024
4,0

Brala tur w atens cherez kazahstanskoe agentstvo, potomu chto sama by ya ne sobrala bumagi dlya Shengena. Nu i voobsche hotelos prosto sezdit posmotret, sto tam. Priehala - jara, doma s utra uzhe 30, holodilnik v nomere gulko shumit, no eto mesloch. Hodila po Plake pehkom, nogi gudyat k vecheru, zato na kazhdom shagu zifuli, v pekarne ryadom s ploschadyu pokupala tiropitu, takaya sapenaya, est nelzya ostanavlivatsya, syr tyanetsya. Esche zavtrakala na balkone s kofe i smotrela, kak sosedi sushat belyo - vot takie melochi bolshe vsego i zapomnilis. V muzee bila ochered dlin....aya, lyudi s detmi, s sumkami, vse kak polozheno, no stoit. Obratno letet bila usstala no dovolna, hotya odin chemodan poterli na peresadke, no nashli his chest zdes s nimi poluchilos. Otsenka 4 iz 5, snyat zvezdu za otel, kasetsya, ne stoit.

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Гульмира А.

may 2024
4,0

I planned the vacation myself, but I didn't want to deal with the flight and hotel, so I went to the first agency I came across, where the manager quickly found me a week in Athens, and overall everything worked out well. The hotel was clean, the breakfasts were decent, though we had to walk about twenty minutes to the center, but that's even for the best - along the way we came across some cute tavernas with very tasty olives, which we later bought at the market to take home.

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Жанна К.

march 2024
5,0

We got together as a group for a friend's wedding, and I took on all the booking hassle myself because everyone else has work and just no time. At the travel agency they picked us a hotel right in the center of Athens, next to Syntagma Square, where we drank coffee in the mornings and watched the changing of the guard, — the orgaization was top-notch, and I came back happy, even though I wore out about twenty kilometers on those marble slabs in a week.

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Жанна К.

Айгүл С.

january 2024
5,0

Bought a tour to Athens and was absolutely delighted, even though I usually approach such trips with caution. The hotel turned out cozy, the guide laid everything out on the shelves, and I touched the Acropolis with my hands — the columns there are rough and warm from the sun, and that stuck with me most of all.

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Данияр Ж.

december 2023
4,0

went to Athens in December, took a tour from the manager to close my gestalt on antiquity, though honestly I just wanted to get away from work. The Acropolis is like... well a rock is a rock, but the Parthenon really got me, though food was a miss – olives and cheese everywhere, although the gyros in the alley by the square was fire

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Данияр Ж.

Гульмира А.

december 2023
5,0

took a tour for New Year because we wanted warmth and the kids wanted to see those very stones. at the agency they suggested Athens — haven't regretted it for a minute. we arrived in the morning, the hotel turned out decent, though the lift was like in war movies, but that's minor. the Acropolis.. impressive, honestly, I stood there and touched the marble with my hands, warm, can't believe it's so many years old. Plaka, souvlaki and all that, their frappe coffee — I drank three a day, then scolded myself because my heart was pounding somewhere in my throat. the kids are thrilled, my husband too, I'm happy with the trip

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Гульмира А.

Данияр Ж.

august 2023
5,0

Poezdka v Afiny cherez kazahstanskoe agentstvo - eto bylo po-nastoyashemu klassno, menedzher vse bystro oformila i ne nado bylo nikogo pinit. hotel otme4u chto orel tak sebe, no gorod... vyhodish iz metro i Akropol srazu na tebya smotrit i ty stoish kak glupyi s otkrytym rtom, potom hodili po Plake celyi den i ya zwei fso vremya byl golloden a greki tolko pili kofe, poetomu postoyanno hotelos spat i slyshal kak kto-to igral na gitare no eto bylo tak sebe#opechatka: zwi -> zwei

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Виктория Ким

july 2023
5,0

We decided to go to Greece spontaneously — my friend was dying to see the Acropolis, and I'd long wanted to just wander around Athens without rushing. The manager arranged everything in a couple of days, and there we were: the city is noisy, hot, but I'd walk my five kilometers around Plaka again. The downside — at the hotel the air conditioner rattled like a tractor, we had to sleep with the balcony open, but the view of the morning streets made up for it, so five stars.

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Виктория Ким

Ольга В.

june 2023
5,0

bought a tour to Athens from a kazakhstani agency — and didn't regret it: everything went smoothly, from the documents to the transfer, though before the flight i was a bit nervous about the layover, but for nothing. walked around Plaka, ate gyros for three euros, brought back a magnet with an owl and a jar of olives, and would go back there tomorrow

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Асхат Т.

may 2023
4,0

went to the agency to sort out the visa and insurance for a trip to Greece, because we were too lazy to deal with the paperwork ourselves. The manager did everything fast and straight, only the hotel turned out to have a view of some wall, but other than that — fine. Athens, by the way, turned out to be really noisy, but the Acropolis is worth it, came back happy.

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Жанна К.

october 2022
5,0

flew to Athens via Istanbul, at the hotel they gave me a room with a view of some wall, but I was so tired that I was even happy about the quiet. The manager sorted out the transfer in five minutes, even though I was already getting ready to make a scene. Came back happy, five out of five.

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Асхат Т.

july 2021
5,0

Афинада демалыс керемет болды, 5/5 деген осы. Афина қаласында серуендеп, тарихы терең аумақтарды араладым, ыстық болғанмен көңіл көтеріңкі еді. Түскі асқа грек салаты мен теңіз өнімдерін жеп, дәмді тағамдарға қанықтым. Қонақүй жақсы, қызметкерлер көмектесті, жалпы сапар ұнады.

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Нурлан Б.

december 2020
5,0

greece is stunning of course, but seven days in athens is just too much, on the fourth day i was just sitting on a square throwing bread crumbs to pigeons, because i was already dreaming about the acropolis at night, though who knows, maybe thats normal for a city like that. The manager picked a hotel near monastiraki, thanks for that, you walk out in the morning and it immediately smells like coffee and some kind of pastry.. I mixed up two alleys and wandered into a flea market, bought an old vinyl record there for three euros, even though i dont have a record player and never had one. My wife said why do you need this. Because its beautiful. By the end of the trip my legs were buzzing so much that i sat in the room watching news on a russian channel, some stupid tv series about doctors, but at least i understand what theyre saying. Now some time has passed and i think that i still didnt waste the trip, the acropolis is worth seeing once in a lifetime, but i wont go there again in february, the wind from the sea is icy and all the cafes close early. overall i give it five stars, seeing athens is definitely worth it at least once

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Виктория Ким

october 2020
5,0

took the tour to Athens because I finally wanted to see the Parthenon with my own eyes, not on the internet, and anyway Greece had been itching somewhere deep in my brain for ages. flew in, walked around Plaka, touched the warm marble of the columns, ate gyros for three euros standing at the counter, though afterwards my legs were buzzing from the climb up to the Acropolis and the wind kept blowing my hat off.

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Наталья М.

august 2020
5,0

Bought a tour to Athens on a whim, a couple weeks before the flight. The hotel was basic, but with a view of the Acropolis, if you lean out over the balcony and turn your head to the right... whatever though. Walked around Plaka, ate gyros for three euros, washed it down with iced frappe - tasty, though once there was some kind of aftertaste, didn't get it. In the Acropolis it was terribly hot, but I climbed up, touched the marble with my hand - it's warm and smooth, like it's alive. Went into the new museum by accident, just to hide from the heat, and there's a glass floor and ruins under it, took my breath away. Don't care that by evening I was so tired my legs were buzzing - the next day I went out walking around Anafiotika again, there are white little houses and cats everywhere. The transfer both ways didn't let me down, the driver was silent the whole ride and that was just what I needed. Five out of five, would come back again, only I'd buy a proper suitcase.

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