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Athens
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Budget & Money-Saving Guide
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Athens
Greece
Budget & Money-Saving Guide

Athens, Greece

Athens Budget & Money-Saving Guide: See more of Athens. Spend less.

Know what a day really costs before you book, and where your money is worth spending — so you can relax instead of checking your banking app.

  • What a day really costs, laid out before you book
  • 23 free and cheap things to do: National Garden of Athens · Athens Metro art tour · Lycabettus Hill on foot
  • Money-saving tips for getting around, sleeping and eating

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Built from the research behind opentravelguide.com · Updated October 2026

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Get all 5 Athens guides — the plans, the food, the kids and the budget — for $79. That's $51 less than buying them one by one.

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Named in the Athens budget guide

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  • Comprehensive Budget Breakdown
  • Free & Cheap Activities
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  • Comprehensive Budget Breakdown
  • Free & Cheap Activities

A sample of what the guide names, taken word for word from the guide.

Free & cheap picks covered

  • Acropolis panorama from Philopappos Hill
  • Syntagma Square Changing of the Guard
  • National Garden of Athens
  • Monastiraki flea market browsing
  • Anafiotika village
  • Street art walking tour in Psirri
  • Athens Metro art tour
  • Lycabettus Hill on foot
  • +15 more

Money-saving topics

  • Safestay Athens Monastiraki
  • AthenStyle Hostel
  • City Circus Athens
  • Athens Backpackers
  • Bedbox Hostel
  • Pella Inn Hostel
  • Student & Travellers Inn
  • Marble House Pension

Day by day

Your days in Athens

  1. Day 1Acropolis and Ancient Athens
  2. Day 2Museums and the Central Market
  3. Day 3Piraeus Port and Lycabettus Hill
  4. Day 4Day 4

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  3. 3Use it offline or print it

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All Athens guides

Each guide covers a different part of the trip. Prices are what you pay today.

GuideBest forInsidePrice
7-Day ItineraryA full week, planned7 days planned · 31 scheduled stops$34
3-Day Weekend ItineraryA long weekend3 days planned · 16 scheduled stops$24
Family Travel GuideTravelling with kids20 family attractions · 5 family stays$29
Food & Restaurant GuideEating well14 local dishes · 25 places to eat$24
Budget & Money-Saving Guide ViewingSpending less23 free & cheap picks$19
Complete BundleEverything, for lessAll 5 guides$79saves $51

What's inside

Everything in this guide

See everything in this guide

Everything in this edition, last updated October 2026.

Also in the guide

  • Welcome to Budget Travel in Athens

    Best Time for Value

  • Comprehensive Budget Breakdown

  • Money-Saving Strategies

    Top Money-Saving Tips · Transportation Savings · Budget Accommodation · Best Budget Neighborhoods

  • Free & Cheap Activities

    Completely Free Activities · Cheap Eats

  • Where to Splurge vs Save

  • 4-Day Athens on a Budget

  • Free Self-Guided Walking Tours

    Acropolis to Plaka Ancient Athens Walk · Athens Central Market and Psiri Food Walk · Exarcheia to Psiri Street Art and Museum Walk

  • What to Skip in Athens

  • Managing Your Money

Questions

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What exactly do I get?+

A PDF. It's ready to download the moment payment completes, and we email you the link too.

Why pay when the website is free?+

It's built from the same research as the free Athens pages. The website is for browsing by topic; this guide does the planning for you, with everything in order in one document you can use offline on the trip.

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Can I use it on my phone without a connection?+

Yes. Once downloaded, the PDF opens in any PDF reader on a phone, tablet or computer with no connection needed, and it prints cleanly if you prefer paper.

How current is it?+

This edition was last updated in October 2026. Opening hours, prices and transport schedules change, so confirm anything time-sensitive before you rely on it.

What if it is not what I needed?+

Every guide is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Request a refund within 30 days of purchase.

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Is this guide included in the bundle?+

Yes. The Athens Complete Bundle contains this guide and the other four, as the same PDFs sold individually.

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