Can I find cheaper flights to Southeast Europe if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Southeast Europe on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to Southeast Europe?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Qatar Airways is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Southeast Europe.

Where does the fastest flight to Southeast Europe depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Southeast Europe, Auckland Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (28 hours 35 minutes).

Does Athens Eleftherios V. have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at Athens Eleftherios V. can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Athens Eleftherios V.?

Yes. Athens Eleftherios V. has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Sofitel Athens Airport is the closest property to Athens Eleftherios V. (0.0 km away from Athens Eleftherios V.).

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Return from	$1,898
One-way from	$876
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	November
Average price	$2,884

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69h 05m total
Auckland to Athens

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59h 30m total
Auckland to Southeast Europe

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Wed 28/509:00AKL - ATH

2 stops36h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/607:20ATH - AKL

2 stops32h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/4$1,898

Thu 29/513:00AKL - SKP

2 stops52h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/608:45SKP - AKL

2 stops51h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,197

Mon 24/1113:50AKL - ATH

2 stops44h 20mBritish Airways

Sun 30/1116:40ATH - AKL

3 stops38h 10mBritish Airways

Deal found 13/4$2,219

Wed 28/521:00AKL - ZAG

2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/615:15ZAG - AKL

2 stops38h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,286

Mon 8/913:50AKL - ATH

2 stops29h 40mUnited Airlines

Tue 16/912:35ATH - AKL

2 stops33h 35mUnited Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,310

Tue 10/600:25AKL - ATH

2 stops29h 05mTurkish Airlines

Mon 23/610:25ATH - AKL

2 stops37h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,330

Thu 7/800:25AKL - ZAG

2 stops29h 00mTurkish Airlines

Thu 28/814:00ZAG - AKL

2 stops33h 50mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,380

Mon 19/510:00AKL - SOF

2 stops43h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 14/809:25SOF - AKL

2 stops38h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,416

Wed 28/515:30AKL - DBV

3 stops38h 20mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/609:15DBV - AKL

2 stops37h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,447

Mon 19/515:30AKL - SOF

3 stops50h 05mTurkish Airlines

Thu 14/821:15SOF - AKL

2 stops50h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,488

Wed 28/513:15AKL - ZAG

1 stop27h 40mQatar Airways

Wed 4/615:40ZAG - AKL

1 stop25h 05mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/4$2,579

Thu 4/919:30AKL - ATH

1 stop45h 50mAir China

Fri 19/914:15ATH - AKL

1 stop42h 15mAir China

Deal found 13/4$2,588

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Wed 28/509:00AKL - ATH

2 stops36h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/607:20ATH - AKL

2 stops32h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/4$1,898

Mon 12/507:30AKL - ATH

3 stops50h 20mBritish Airways

Tue 20/517:40ATH - AKL

3 stops33h 40mBritish Airways

Deal found 13/4$2,240

Mon 8/913:50AKL - ATH

2 stops29h 40mUnited Airlines

Tue 16/912:35ATH - AKL

2 stops33h 35mUnited Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,310

Tue 10/600:25AKL - ATH

2 stops35h 40mTurkish Airlines

Sun 22/603:55ATH - AKL

2 stops43h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,330

Wed 28/513:15AKL - ZAG

1 stop27h 40mQatar Airways

Wed 4/615:40ZAG - AKL

1 stop25h 05mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/4$2,579

Thu 4/919:30AKL - ATH

1 stop45h 50mAir China

Fri 19/914:15ATH - AKL

1 stop42h 15mAir China

Deal found 13/4$2,588

Thu 4/914:10AKL - ATH

1 stop27h 30mSingapore Airlines

Mon 15/909:55ATH - AKL

1 stop41h 25mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,656

Fri 13/621:25AKL - ATH

2 stops60h 55mChina Southern

Wed 18/606:00ATH - AKL

2 stops48h 35mChina Southern

Deal found 13/4$2,792

Sun 11/507:00AKL - ATH

2 stops32h 10mEtihad Airways

Mon 26/507:20ATH - AKL

2 stops46h 45mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/4$2,814

Thu 29/513:00AKL - SKP

2 stops52h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/608:45SKP - AKL

2 stops51h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,197

Thu 7/800:25AKL - ZAG

2 stops29h 00mTurkish Airlines

Thu 28/814:00ZAG - AKL

2 stops33h 50mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,380

Wed 28/521:00AKL - ZAG

2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/615:15ZAG - AKL

2 stops38h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,286

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Thu 8/513:25AKL - SOF

2 stops30h 50mLufthansa

Mon 12/518:40SOF - AKL

2 stops30h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 14/4$2,631

Mon 12/507:30AKL - ATH

3 stops44h 40mBritish Airways

Mon 26/508:30ATH - AKL

2 stops41h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 13/4$2,240

Thu 15/513:00AKL - ATH

2 stops47h 05mTurkish Airlines

Sat 24/503:55ATH - AKL

2 stops43h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,368

Mon 19/510:00AKL - SOF

2 stops43h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 14/809:25SOF - AKL

2 stops38h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,416

Mon 19/515:30AKL - SOF

3 stops50h 05mTurkish Airlines

Thu 14/821:15SOF - AKL

2 stops50h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,488

Wed 28/509:00AKL - ATH

2 stops36h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/607:20ATH - AKL

2 stops32h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/4$1,898

Wed 28/521:00AKL - ZAG

2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/615:15ZAG - AKL

2 stops38h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,286

Wed 28/515:30AKL - DBV

3 stops38h 20mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/609:15DBV - AKL

2 stops37h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,447

Wed 28/508:50AKL - ZAG

3 stops44h 35mTurkish Airlines

Wed 4/620:20ZAG - AKL

2 stops27h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,514

Wed 28/513:15AKL - ZAG

1 stop27h 40mQatar Airways

Wed 4/615:40ZAG - AKL

1 stop25h 05mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/4$2,579

Wed 28/508:50AKL - DBV

3 stops57h 30mTurkish Airlines

Wed 4/609:15DBV - AKL

3 stops43h 50mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/4$2,790

Thu 29/513:00AKL - SKP

2 stops52h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/608:45SKP - AKL

2 stops51h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$2,197

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Sat 17/506:10AKL - ATH

2 stops59h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/4$876

Sun 15/621:45AKL - ZAG

3 stops49h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$1,048

Sat 17/519:30AKL - ATH

1 stop45h 50mAir China

Deal found 14/4$1,202

Wed 28/513:25AKL - ATH

2 stops44h 30mSWISS

Deal found 13/4$1,341

Tue 3/600:25AKL - ZAG

2 stops29h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 14/4$1,427

Sat 19/413:25AKL - OTP

2 stops34h 55mSWISS

Deal found 14/4$1,583

Wed 4/613:15AKL - ZAG

1 stop27h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/4$1,602

Wed 28/515:30AKL - ATH

3 stops38h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/4$1,614

Wed 1/1021:10AKL - ZAG

1 stop27h 20mEmirates

Deal found 13/4$1,828

Sat 19/413:25AKL - OTP

3 stops34h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$1,892

Wed 28/513:15AKL - ATH

1 stop32h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/4$1,912

Mon 21/408:50AKL - ATH

2 stops30h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 14/4$1,991

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AucklandAthens

AKL - ATH

AKLATH

Auckland Intl

Wed 28/5

09:00-12:50

2 stops36h 50m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Wed 4/6

07:20-00:35

2 stops32h 15m

$1,898

AucklandSkopje

AKL - SKP

AKLSKP

Auckland Intl

Thu 29/5

13:00-07:55

2 stops52h 55m

Skopje

Thu 5/6

08:45-22:10

2 stops51h 25m

$2,197

AucklandAthens

AKL - ATH

AKLATH

Auckland Intl

Mon 12/5

07:30-19:10

3 stops44h 40m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 26/5

08:30-11:25

2 stops41h 55m

$2,240

AucklandZagreb

AKL - ZAG

AKLZAG

Auckland Intl

Wed 28/5

21:00-22:45

2 stops35h 45m

Zagreb Franjo Tuđman

Wed 4/6

15:15-15:45

2 stops38h 30m

$2,286

AucklandAthens

AKL - ATH

AKLATH

Auckland Intl

Mon 8/9

13:50-10:30

2 stops29h 40m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 16/9

12:35-07:10

2 stops33h 35m

$2,310

AucklandAthens

AKL - ATH

AKLATH

Auckland Intl

Tue 10/6

00:25-03:05

2 stops35h 40m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Sun 22/6

03:55-08:25

2 stops43h 30m

$2,330

AucklandZagreb

AKL - ZAG

AKLZAG

Auckland Intl

Thu 7/8

00:25-19:25

2 stops29h 00m

Zagreb Franjo Tuđman

Thu 28/8

14:00-09:50

2 stops33h 50m

$2,380

AucklandDubrovnik

AKL - DBV

AKLDBV

Auckland Intl

Wed 28/5

15:30-19:50

3 stops38h 20m

Dubrovnik

Wed 4/6

09:15-08:25

2 stops37h 10m

$2,447

AucklandSofia

AKL - SOF

AKLSOF

Auckland Intl

Mon 19/5

08:50-08:35

3 stops56h 45m

Sofia

Thu 14/8

21:15-08:25

2 stops50h 10m

$2,488

AucklandZagreb

AKL - ZAG

AKLZAG

Auckland Intl

Wed 28/5

13:15-06:55

1 stop27h 40m

Zagreb Franjo Tuđman

Wed 4/6

15:40-02:45

1 stop25h 05m

$2,579

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Everything you need to know about your flight to Southeast Europe

How long is the flight to Southeast Europe?

On average, a flight from Auckland to Southeast Europe takes 36 hours 35 minutes. Flights to Southeast Europe from other popular cities in New Zealand will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to Southeast Europe?

Users looking for the lowest fares to Southeast Europe should consider flying on Sunday at midday, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Friday evenings, when prices are usually at their highest.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Southeast Europe?

The most popular airlines flying from Auckland to Southeast Europe are Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways.

Turkish Airlines

From $949

Qatar Airways

From $837

Etihad Airways

From $1,046

Singapore Airlines

From $1,420

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Southeast Europe?

The cheapest airlines flying from Auckland to Southeast Europe are Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines and China Eastern.

Rainfall in Southeast Europe by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Southeast Europe ranges from 5.0 - 64.0 mm per month. December is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 64.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit Southeast Europe when rainfall is around 5.0 mm.

Temperature in Southeast Europe by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Southeast Europe, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 10.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Southeast Europe

Read reviews from past customers who have flown Singapore Airlines, Emirates and China Southern to Southeast Europe. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,288 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Emirates

8.0

Very Good

3,197 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,288 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

China Southern

7.5

Good

94 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,288 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

SWISS

7.5

Good

1,577 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,288 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,550 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,288 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

FAQs about flying to Southeast Europe

Can I find cheaper flights to Southeast Europe if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Southeast Europe on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Southeast Europe?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Qatar Airways is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Southeast Europe.
Where does the fastest flight to Southeast Europe depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Southeast Europe, Auckland Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (28 hours 35 minutes).
Does Athens Eleftherios V. have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at Athens Eleftherios V. can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Athens Eleftherios V.?
Yes. Athens Eleftherios V. has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Sofitel Athens Airport is the closest property to Athens Eleftherios V. (0.0 km away from Athens Eleftherios V.).

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How long is the flight to Southeast Europe?

When is the cheapest time to fly to Southeast Europe?

Use this chart to determine the cheapest time to fly return from Auckland to Southeast Europe. Price data was last updated on 16 December 2024.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Southeast Europe?

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Southeast Europe?

Rainfall in Southeast Europe by month

Plan your trip to Southeast Europe by taking into account the average rainfall totals by month.

Temperature in Southeast Europe by month

Plan your trip to Southeast Europe by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.

Reviews of airlines servicing Southeast Europe

Read reviews from past customers who have flown Singapore Airlines, Emirates and China Southern to Southeast Europe. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

FAQs about flying to Southeast Europe

Can I find cheaper flights to Southeast Europe if I am willing to have stopovers?

What is the best airline to fly to Southeast Europe?

Where does the fastest flight to Southeast Europe depart from?

Does Athens Eleftherios V. have rental cars?

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