$459 Find Cheap Flights from Athens to California

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Cheap Flights from Athens to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$676
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$590
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$926
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$932
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$676
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$590
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$926
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$932

Book Cheap Athens to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Athens to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Athens to California

Fri, Sep 4 - Mon, Sep 7
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm
ATH
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SFO
34h 40m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
4:45 pm - 6:40 pm
SFO
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ATH
15h 55m
1 stop
$590Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 23
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 2:40 pm
ATH
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SFO
29h 10m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
4:45 pm - 10:45 am
SFO
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ATH
32h 00m
2 stops
$616Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 15
Lufthansa Logo
6:45 am - 4:20 pm
ATH
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LAS
19h 35m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
7:00 am - 10:35 am
LAS
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ATH
17h 35m
1 stop
$1,022Lufthansa
Fri, Jul 10 - Thu, Jul 23
Lufthansa Logo
6:45 am - 4:20 pm
ATH
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LAS
19h 35m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
9:37 am - 2:55 pm
LAS
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ATH
19h 18m
2 stops
$1,023Lufthansa
Fri, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 10:42 pm
ATH
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SJC
25h 57m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:37 pm - 10:35 am
SJC
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ATH
29h 58m
2 stops
$1,031United Airlines
Fri, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 10:42 pm
ATH
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SJC
25h 57m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:08 pm - 10:35 am
SJC
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ATH
34h 27m
1 stop
$1,033United Airlines
Mon, Jun 8 - Sun, Jun 14
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:39 pm
ATH
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SJC
27h 39m
2 stops
Delta Logo
10:00 pm - 11:00 am
SJC
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ATH
27h 00m
1 stop
$1,063Delta
Mon, Jun 8 - Sun, Jun 14
Delta Logo
9:45 am - 10:57 pm
ATH
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SJC
23h 12m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:00 pm - 11:00 am
SJC
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ATH
27h 00m
1 stop
$1,065Delta
Thu, Jun 11 - Wed, Jun 24
British Airways Logo
12:00 pm - 10:36 pm
ATH
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ONT
20h 36m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
5:45 am - 11:45 am
ONT
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ATH
20h 00m
1 stop
$1,067British Airways
Thu, Jun 11 - Wed, Jun 24
British Airways Logo
12:00 pm - 10:36 pm
ATH
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ONT
20h 36m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
5:45 am - 11:45 am
ONT
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ATH
20h 00m
1 stop
$1,068British Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Athens to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Athens to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Athens to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Athens to California departing in September.

What is the cheapest Athens to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Athens found in the last 3 days was to Los Angeles, at $828 round-trip. The most popular route is from Athens (ATH) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 3 days was $828.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Athens to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $446 on average. Morning departures are around 16% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $519.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Athens to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $996, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Athens to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Athens to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Athens to California is August, when tickets cost $143 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $709 and $670 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Athens to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Athens to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Athens to California, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Athens to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Athens to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$413
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Flight from Athens to San Francisco

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Athens to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Athens to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Athens to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Athens to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Athens to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Athens to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Athens to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Athens to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Athens to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Athens to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Athens to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4395 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.3Boarding
7.8Crew
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Our flight attendant was stellar with great anticipation and attention to details. Food was very good, and overall flight, though very long, was really good.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
IST - SEA
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Our flight attendant was stellar with great anticipation and attention to details. Food was very good, and overall flight, though very long, was really good.

It was great. The service was excellent and the timing was very good.

Be honest of what you sell: This was sold as Business Class on all three legs, while the JetBlue plane didn't even have business class seats, and wanted $164 for extra legroom seats.

Great food, and lots of it. They made us come to the gate two hours before the flight and you were stuck in the enclosure until you boarded with no bathroom or food or drink. My seat in business class was very claustrophobic, I could barely get into it and a large board blocked the window and made it even more claustrophobic

Turkish Business Class is a wonderful experience, and the best inflight dining experience I’ve had to date.

The crew was amazing and the food was really good too

Some of the best service I’ve ever seen on an international flight! The staff were super friendly and accommodating. The food was excellent with lots of choices and attention to detail. The seats are kind of old and narrow, but I have wide shoulders. The only area for improvement was making the cabin a little cooler.

It was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. It’s comfortable the flight attendant. Respect you anything you ask for they gave you except the water.

The food menu was impressive but the actual selection limited. That said, the food was excellent. The seat cushions are less than comfortable for a 12 hour flight. Space i8n economy was very good. One first leg the layover was too short. Added with a delay in arrival we could barely made the connecting flight - but the luggage did not make it. It was sent in the next flight so in the end it was a mini=or inconvenience.

We were experiencing delayed for 4 hours and of course they took us to Turkish airlines lounge but we could not rested up since there is no bedroom. It was tiring and long day for us🙏 Especially we didn’t fly until 5:45am morning for Miami🙏😢

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

First class ticket gets you no seat back entertainment? I have to bring my own laptop to see a movie? And most of their movies have ADS? No thank you. Worse: Tiny snacks only on a 2 hr flight?

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No complaints other than luggage carousel was incorrectly guiding passengers to the wrong carousel on the screen.

Seats were not super comfortable and food was not good at all. If I had a chance I would definitely fly a different airline. Of course they are better than any budget airline, but not by much.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

I should have been credited for my flight. A day after booking I tried to cancel and the service is horrible. I will never use your service or Norse again. I will make sure to tell everyone I know about the experience.

Flight was canceled in July-nearly six months prior to departure and cost of alternative was double, but only cost was reimbursed.

Departure time from Rome and arrival time at JFK resulted in very short waits at security and customs. Dropping bags at ticket counter was completed quickly. Boarding was delayed by some sort of terminal equipment problem halfway through the process. No announcement or information was given to the large group standing waiting to board. Basic seat was comfortable ( paid for an aisle seat ) Didn’t purchase food. Given the price (purchased one way ticket day before flight) I was impressed with the Norse experience

Seats were comfortable, staff was friendly. Great value for the price.

The seats are nice in premium economy. The service was fine. No wifi on board and the entertainment selection wasn't the greatest. It was good for a budget friendly airline.

The overpriced dinner was pasta, bread and an awfully sweet dessert…. a feast of inexpensive carbs. She was the exception, but one flight attendant was incredibly rude. Cheap ticket though.

Terminal experiences, including departure and deplaning were the weak points of our trip. Appreciated that premium passengers boarded and deplaned in group 1, but experience with buses did not feel premium. Terminals used at CDG and JFK had old, limited facilities and no good lounges. In flight experience was good and crew worked hard.

It was very uncomfortable. I would never book any flights with Norse anymore .

The flight attendants were extremely rude. I hate the culture of Norse air. Their is nothing really economical about it, the flights are slightly less expensive than average but it doesn’t justify no food, no blankets or pillows - my god you have to pay extra just to make your already over crowded no leg room flight just comfortable enough to be enjoyable. As if travel isn’t hard enough already. You have to pay extra to pick a seat so if you really are on a tight budget you’ll be left with the most uncomfortable, saddest flight of your life while the flight attendants treats you like the steerage on the HMS Titanic.

"I felt uncomfortable. It's well known that Norway is a racist country. As soon as they detected my accent, they were very rude."

The legroom was lacking and the entertainment system lacked adequate selection of older films. Modern films are generally not very good.

Perfect airline, super friendly, great service, tasty food. Would fly again.

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

Flight was delayed by several hours and then cancelled due to weather. But Staff was very helpful getting me on a different flight. United should offer food coupons and tooth brush and paste for stranded passengers

Generally good. Not their fault but the design of the Boeing 747 had seating supports directly in line with my legs. So my legs always had to straddle this support which caused body misallignment. Such poor design from Boeing. There was no USB port for me to charge my phone. The screen touch control was very poor.

This is by far my worse experience with airline. The Lufthansa crew at the airport was rude, inefficient and not customer oriented. I am not counting the 1 hour delay, as safety comes first and it is understandable to prioritize it, but I had to take three flights to my final destination and I am flying frequently cross Atlantic trips since 2011, so I can confidently say that this flight operated by Lufthansa (flight from Athens to Munich LH1753 , was my worse experience.

Patrick and the whole crew were amazing! Hope to have this team for all my European trips.

Smooth flight with enough time for connection. Ran out of meal options. In-flight and gate staff were friendly and helpful. Good service overall.

The crew on my Frankfurt to Chicago flight were outstanding!! Friendly, helpful and worth taking the time to write an excellent review on their behalf. I would fly Lufthansa again just because of their warmth, kindness and humor!

in athens they helped me with my dogs and they solved all my issues excellent service outstanding

ITA changed our 9 hr direct flight without giving any reason to 4 stop overs 24 hrs flight without delays.

Poor food choices for AVML. Totally out of the world food. Bad food menu.

Flight attendant really had bad behavior.. yelled at people when she is trying to defend, to have favor w her people..!

Appreciated being met with a glass of sparkling wine - also the warm cleansing towel offered before the meal. The food was tasty!

Inside plane needs to be updated, the lady sitting behind me was saying the frame from the window fell on her lap right before taking off and seats are very uncomfortable, cushioning is need of repair ASAP.

I did not leave to Italy yet. We had technical problems on flight from SF to Maimi and had to land in Denver and wait for another plane to take us to Miami, so I missed my plane to Italy. I am still waiting for the Agency to fix my flight till today the haven’t done anything and I am paying for my Hotel stay. Everyday they are promising to fix my flight, they are not doing so and they are not even looking for another solution

Overbooked. They left a lot of passengers on the ground

Need better food options. Need warm food both times Stevie was provided. Bathrooms are too small. For an international flights, seats are small and leg room isn’t enough. And for an international flight, serving spirits should be included, not just Italian beer and cheap wine. All the tv/film entertainment is quite old and not updated, but the size of the screen was good.

my flight from Rome to Boston was on a very old plane. My video and audio did not work.

Awful cold sandwich, pizza was bad and coffee was extremely cold I expected better quality in wines on the way to Rome I order red wine and could not drink it ! Bad quality of wine . Being an European airline’s wine are inexpensive so could have better selección of wines . So on the way back a settle for water with is a pity . The crew disappear and didn’t pick up the trays after meals or the garbage of the snacks . Iberia has better service and other airlines

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