The 15 Best Day Trips from Athens

Athens: Cape Sounion & Poseidon Temple Sunset Half-Day Trip - Meeting point in Athens: find it fast, then relax

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8,241 reviews · 5h 30m · from $23Our pick

Half-day trip from Athens to Cape Sounion for a Temple of Poseidon sunset, with guided myths, audio guide, and free time on the cape.

“We are so glad we booked this tour. I debated if taking the metro to the starting point was worth it but it totally was! We avoided so much traffic and got on the road right away missing traffic. It was very easy to get to and super easy to find once off the train! Our guide was great… the views were great. We had to pay about €20 I think to enter the temple but it wasn’t required if you didn’t want to enter the park. The ride home was in the dark and we hit a ton of traffic but that’s Athena! I really enjoyed the tour and…”

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Athens: Meteora Monasteries Day Trip with Caves and Lunch

2.Meteora Monasteries Day Trip with Caves and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,964 reviews · from $66

Small-group Meteora day trip from Athens with a live guide, 3 monastery visits, Hermit Caves, viewpoints, and Greek lunch.

“Maria led my group and she is the greatest guide I’ve ever met.”

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From Athens: Small-Group Delphi, Museum & Arachova Day Trip

3.Small-Group Delphi, Museum & Arachova Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,476 reviews · 10 hours · from $34

Small-group day trip from Athens to Delphi and Arachova. See the Oracle, key museum pieces, and mountain town views with audio.

“The day trip was absolutely amazing! Timing wise everything was planned efficiently and we never stood in queues. The pickup was organised outside the city centre so we did saved a lot of time at Delphi. Our driver-guide, Kostas, was amazing! He provided lots of great stories about Greece, suggested where to eat. Some tourists got late and we were delivered to the next spot, while Kostas got back to find missing people. So no tourists were left behind and full group came back to Athens. Absolutely nice and would recommend it!”

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From Athens: Mycenae, Epidaurus & Nafplio Full Day Trip

4.Mycenae, Epidaurus & Nafplio Full Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,438 reviews · from $33

A full-day trip from Athens to Mycenae, Epidaurus, and Nafplio with an archaeologist guide, A/C bus comfort, and time to wander.

“All was organized perfectly, Jurgen our guud was excellent, with much knowledge, funny, and nice. We really recimand this trip, worth the money”

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Delphi English Day Trip from Athens with Official Guide

5.Delphi English Day Trip from Athens with Official Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,199 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $78

Official English day trip from Athens to Delphi with guided ruins, Delphi Museum highlights, optional lunch, and Arachova photo stop.

“Yes it’s a long day but well worth it especially with a fabulous guide like Eleni and our wonderful safe driver. Delphi was brought to life and our group from all over the world were captivated with the stories, scenery and ruins. The 5 course lunch was authentic, tasty and fresh.”

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Athens: Peloponnese Highlights Day Trip and V.R. Audio Guide

6.Peloponnese Highlights Day Trip and V.R. Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,425 reviews · from $33

Full-day Athens to Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio and Corinth Canal with an air-conditioned coach, VR audio guide, and expert host.

“My family of 5 took the tour today and the trip was amazing. George did an excellent job answering questions, sharing information and history throughout the trip and ensuring everyone had a perfect experience. We were in awe of the lions gate which and the treasury. Seeing and testing the acoustics in the great theater. I would highly recommend this tour and it was nice way to spend christmas eve.”

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Premium Delphi Day Trip with an Expert Guide, Museum & Lunch

7.Premium Delphi Day Trip with an Expert Guide, Museum & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,100 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $38

Luxury Delphi day trip from Athens with expert English guide, skip-the-line entry, Delphi Museum highlights, and time in Arachova.

“Terrific tour guide, one of the best. BUT - the group was 40+ persons. There is no way that you can enjoy / see/ hear what the tour guide is explaining. Again: tour guide was great - so was the bus driver!”

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From Athens: Ancient Corinth Day Trip with Canal & VR Guide

8.Ancient Corinth Day Trip with Canal & VR Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,073 reviews · 6 hours · from $41

Athens to Corinth Canal and Ancient Corinth with VR and audio guide, plus Kechries port photo stops. Air-conditioned minibus, great value.

“A wonderful trip to the impressive canal of Corinth and the quiet, not overcrowded ancient Corinth. On top, we have been taken to an old medieval castle. Our guide Stefanos understood to entertain and to teach us some interesting history. The bus was comfortable.”

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Meteora Monasteries & Caves DayTrip from Athens with Greek Lunch

9.Meteora Monasteries & Caves DayTrip from Athens with Greek Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 879 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $87

Day trip from Athens to Meteora by coach with a local guide, optional Greek lunch, 3 monasteries inside, and Hermit Caves.

“We had a great experienced with our trip to Meteora, our tour guide were amazing, kind and gave us a lot of information about the monasteries.”

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Meteora Day Trip with central Pick up & optional Lunch

10.Meteora Day Trip with central Pick up & optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 590 reviews · 13 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60Top rated

A full-day Meteora trip from Athens with central pickup, countryside bus ride, Hermit Caves, and active monasteries, plus optional lunch.

“Eva was very nice and tried hard to make it interesting but the tour was a lot of driving and less than half of the time was the tour. The actual monasteries were business centres collecting entry fees, selling a variety of goods and very little was about the life, values or experiences of the monks or really anything of substance at all”

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Athens: Ancient Corinth & Nafplio Full Day Trip with Swim

11.Ancient Corinth & Nafplio Full Day Trip with Swim

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 523 reviews · from $44

Guided day trip from Athens to Ancient Corinth and Nafplio, with time to eat well and an optional swim at Arvanitia Beach.

“Theodore was our guide: great insights, very knowledgeable and an excellent storyteller He made the tour an even greater experience, Thank you”

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Mycenae and Nafplion Day Trip from Athens with Official guide

12.Mycenae and Nafplion Day Trip from Athens with Official guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 501 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $78

See Mycenae tombs and Cyclopean walls, the Corinth Canal, and Nafplion old town from Athens with pickup and an English guide.

“Mycanae was great. The guide was informative and there was enough time to see the site. Epidaurus was disappointing. The amphitheatre was great but we did not see any of the other ruins. We wasted time at a pottery shop and a side trip to napflio instead.”

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Meteora Monasteries Private Full Day Trip From Athens

13.Meteora Monasteries Private Full Day Trip From Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 360 reviews · 11 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $350

Private Meteora and Thermopylae day trip from Athens with Kastraki lunch, door to door pickup, and flexible monastery viewing.

“Meteora is definitely worth going . Nice scenery and easy road to go although it takes about 3 hours to go . Nice town to walk n have lunch 😊”

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Athens: Delphi, Corycian Cave, and 300 Battlefield Day Trip

14.Delphi, Corycian Cave, and 300 Battlefield Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 344 reviews · 12 hours · from $170

12-hour small-group day trip from Athens to Delphi, Corycian Cave, Arachova, and Thermopylae for Leonidas and the 300.

“Great experience and wonderful places. we took stunning photos and had a lovely time. maybe a little bit too expensive but it's worth it.”

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Athens: Delphi and Arachova Day Trip with Guide

15.Delphi and Arachova Day Trip with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 305 reviews · from $33

Athens to Delphi with a licensed guide, Temple of Apollo, Delphi Museum and Charioteer bronze, plus an Arachova photo stop.

“I would like to share some words of thankfulness for our magnificent guide Dimitria, her fabulous knowledge regarding the History and Culture of Greece, and of course of The Temple of Delphy. She has been súper profesional, kind and close all the time. Not least, for the súper diver Babbys, amazing profesional and best person. Warm regards Sonia”

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