What the Athens passes cost

How the Athens pass prices are built

The four passes price themselves in four different ways, so a single "from" figure says little. The City Pass counts consecutive days: the first day carries most of the price, every further day adds a small step, so the price per day falls quickly and a four- or five-day pass costs little more per day than a two-day one. The Flex Pass counts picks: you pay per sight, with the price per pick falling as you add more. The Athens Pass is one fixed package with a single adult price. The MegaPass comes in two tiers, Essential and Explorer, and is priced per person for a year of validity.

Which duration pays off

For the City Pass the sum is simple: in summer the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum and a bus day alone cost about as much as the two-day pass, so from the second day every museum you add is a gain. A one-day City Pass rarely beats the Athens Pass, which covers the same three essentials. For the Flex Pass, two picks are worth it only if both are paid sights at full price; with the reduced Acropolis rate for young EU citizens, three or more picks are the point at which the pass beats single tickets.

Reduced rates and who pays nothing

All four packages price adults at the full rate. Turbopass adds a child rate from 6 to 17 and a reduced rate for EU citizens aged 18 to 24, which mirrors the reduced Acropolis tariff. Bear in mind that EU citizens up to 24 and everyone under 18 enter the Acropolis and the state museums free at the gate. For them a pass only pays off through the bus and the private museums. Winter visitors no longer get a reduced gate price, but from November to March the first and third Sunday of the month are free for everyone, which shifts the sum towards single tickets on those days; see the Acropolis ticket page.

Where the binding price is

The tables above show the price at the date of the check.