New York → Athens flights

JFK→ATH: Median fare sits at $168 — act fast when you see sub-$170

Key takeaways

• Median fare is $168, based on 30 daily snapshots of the cheapest cached fares on this route.
• The bottom quartile tops out at $167 (p25), meaning roughly a quarter of observed fares came in at or below that level — a credible target price.
• The spread is 29% ($161 low to $207 high), which is moderate — enough variation that timing your purchase matters, but not a wildly volatile route.
• Fares climbed as high as $207 (p75: $201), so waiting too long risks landing in the upper quartile and paying ~25% more than the median.
• $161 is the floor in this data window — treat any fare at or below $165 as a strong buy signal worth acting on immediately.

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the JFK → ATH price history page.

The full picture

The 30-day snapshot picture for JFK–ATH is relatively tidy: a $161–$207 range with a median of $168 and a spread of 29%. That spread is meaningful — not extreme, but wide enough to reward attentive shoppers. The interquartile range ($167–$201) is where the real story lives: roughly half of all observed fares fell between those two numbers, which means the 'cheap' end of the market is genuinely accessible but not guaranteed. If you see a fare at or below $167, you're in the bottom quartile of recent pricing, and that's a credible signal to book.

On timing, the compression of fares near the low end ($161–$167) suggests these prices surface sporadically rather than on a predictable schedule. There's no day-of-week carrier signal visible in the aggregated data provided, so claims about 'cheapest day to book' would be speculation. What the data does support is a straightforward rule: set a price alert for $165 or below, and be prepared to commit when it triggers. The jump from the 75th percentile ($201) to the high ($207) is relatively modest, which suggests the top end of the market isn't catastrophic — but you'd still be paying roughly 23% above median.

One honest caveat: these 30 snapshots represent cached lowest fares at the moment of capture, not guaranteed bookable prices. Availability at the floor price ($161) may be limited to specific travel windows, fare classes, or connection combinations that don't suit every itinerary. Use the median ($168) as your realistic planning anchor, not the headline low.

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