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Budget week: Athens + islands under €110/day

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Things change. Greek ferry timetables, museum hours, ticket prices and tourist fees move with the season and with ministry decisions. On 2026-10-10 several official ticketing pages would not open for us. Treat every item without a "[verified" stamp as a pointer to a page you must check, and treat every euro figure in the budget table as yours to fill in.

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One-line promise: a seven-day Athens-and-island plan built around a budget table you control, with only verified fares plugged in.
Trip length: 7 days / 6 nights (4 Athens days, 3 island days).
Best months: the shoulder seasons either side of the summer peak, for cheaper beds and gentler heat; check ferry timetables for your dates.
Budget band: the "under €110 per day" frame. It is a planning frame, not a promise. Chapter 8 shows what pushes a day over it.
Best for: solo travelers, couples and friends who will trade comfort for time and who can sleep in hostels or budget rooms.
Base guides: /guides/athens/ covers the city's full itinerary, /guides/naxos-paros/ the islands, /guides/santorini-mykonos/ the splurge islands, /guides/peloponnese/ the mainland. This guide covers only what changes for a tight daily budget.
Advisory: US State Department Greece is Level 1, Exercise normal precautions; no regional "Do Not Travel" or "Reconsider" areas are listed [read 2026-10-10 - page dated advisory issued October 23, 2025, guidance dated February 19, 2026, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/greece-travel-advisory.html].

At a glance

Transit: 90-minute ticket €1.20 (reduced €0.50), 24-hour €4.10, 5-day €8.20 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Airport: metro airport ticket €9.00 full, €4.50 reduced, €16.00 two-way; the same page lists an airport express bus one-way ticket at €5.50 full, €2.70 reduced (checked Oct 10, 2026).
National Archaeological Museum: fee listed as €20; Wednesday to Monday 08:00-20:00, Tuesday 13:00-20:00, last admission 19:30, valid 4 May to 15 November 2026 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, funicular, ferries: not verified; see the chapters.
Emergency number: 112 [read 2026-10-10, https://www.civilprotection.gr/en - not an official source for anything beyond the number].