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Greece visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit Greece visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

mfa.grHellenic Republic, Ministry of Foreign AffairsChecked 28 Oct 2026

UNITED KINGDOM VISA-FREE

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Greece passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Greece passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Athens, nearest first.

  1. North MacedoniaSkopje, about 490 km from AthensVisa-free
  2. AlbaniaTirana, about 500 km from AthensVisa-free · 90 days
  3. BulgariaSofia, about 530 km from AthensVisa-free · 90 days
  4. KosovoPristina, about 560 km from AthensVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MontenegroPodgorica, about 620 km from AthensVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Athens

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Athens, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 13.3°CLow 7.0°CRain 49 mm
  2. FebHigh 14.1°CLow 7.2°CRain 36 mm
  3. MarHigh 16.5°CLow 8.9°CRain 44 mm
  4. AprHigh 20.2°CLow 11.8°CRain 26 mm
  5. MayHigh 25.1°CLow 16.1°CRain 16 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.4°CLow 20.7°CRain 10 mm
  7. JulHigh 33.2°CLow 23.5°CRain 9 mm
  8. AugHigh 33.4°CLow 23.8°CRain 3 mm
  9. SepHigh 28.9°CLow 20.0°CRain 17 mm
  10. OctHigh 24.0°CLow 16.3°CRain 33 mm
  11. NovHigh 18.8°CLow 12.3°CRain 68 mm
  12. DecHigh 14.6°CLow 8.8°CRain 64 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 28 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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