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15 Audio Tours in Athens Weighed Up Side by Side

23 tours  ·  from $18

A holiday has one spare day too few. These 15 audio tours in Athens are the ones that earn the slot, laid out so the choice takes two minutes.

Athens: Acropolis Ticket with Optional Audio or Live Guide - A walk through the Theater of Dionysus
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Athens: Acropolis Ticket with Optional Audio or Live Guide

1.Acropolis Ticket with Optional Audio or Live Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 11,055 reviews · 1 day Our pick

Enter the Acropolis through the South Entrance with a time-specific ticket on your phone. Choose a self-guided audio tour in up to ten languages, or upgrade to a live guide such as Petros, Yolanda, Elena, or George. Walk past the Theater of Dionysus, Parthenon, Erechtheion, and Propylaea at your own pace.

“The experience was well worth it! The audio guide is a smartphone app with all the landmarks and explanations about the site's history. The Acropolis is beautiful and definitely worth a visit!”

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Athens: Acropolis Ticket with Audio Guide - Choosing the Acropolis time slot
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Athens: Acropolis Ticket with Audio Guide

2.Acropolis Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3,575 reviews · 40 minutes - 3.5 hours · from $47

Choose a timed Acropolis entry and explore at your own pace with offline audio tours in seven languages. Add the Acropolis Museum, Ancient Agora, Roman Forum, Kerameikos, Temple of Zeus, or National Archaeological Museum. You get stories, maps, and directions on your phone, but no live guide or transport.

“Thoroughly enjoyed seeing the awesome sights and listening to the various stories of the temples of the Acropolis.”

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Athens: Acropolis Museum Ticket with optional Audio Guide - Entering With the Mobile Ticket
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Athens: Acropolis Museum Ticket with optional Audio Guide

3.Acropolis Museum Ticket with optional Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,652 reviews · 1 day · from $30

Enter the Acropolis Museum with a mobile ticket and explore Caryatids, Parthenon Marbles, ancient household objects, and the excavation beneath the building. Add a self-guided audio tour in English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian. There is no live guide, but you can move at your own pace and pair the museum with a visit to the Acropolis.

“Loved using this audio guide as we could walk round at our own pace and stop and admire the views if we wanted. Also great to skip the queue at entrance.”

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Athens: Acropolis Ticket & Optional Self-Guided Audio Tours - Arriving through the South Entrance
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Athens: Acropolis Ticket & Optional Self-Guided Audio Tours

4.Acropolis Ticket & Optional Self-Guided Audio Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2,542 reviews · 1 day · from $46

Enter the Acropolis independently with a pre-booked timed ticket and optional app-based audio tours in several languages. Follow the South Entrance route past the Theater of Dionysus to the Parthenon, Propylaea, Athena Nike, and Erechtheion. Choose an early slot for cooler weather and thinner crowds.

“Good audio that goes into detail about the history of the Acropolis site. Easy to follow and download.”

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Parthenon & Acropolis Museum with Audio or Live Tour Option - Starting at the Acropolis with a timed ticket
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Parthenon & Acropolis Museum with Audio or Live Tour Option

5.Parthenon & Acropolis Museum with Audio or Live Tour Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2,446 reviews · from $70

See the Parthenon, Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, and Erechtheion with a timed Acropolis ticket. Visit the Acropolis Museum on any day during opening hours. Choose a self-guided audio tour in five languages or a live guide, then explore at your own pace. Bring headphones, water, and comfortable shoes.

“The Parthenon was good as excepted but what really blew me away was the Acropolis Museum. Each level gave you more than you can ask for along with beautiful and descriptive text to fully enrich the experience. Would definitely recommend for those hesitant!”

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Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide - Getting inside with a pre-booked ticket
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Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide

6.National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,330 reviews · 45 minutes - 4 hours · from $31

Use your phone to explore Athens’ National Archaeological Museum at your own pace. Your ticket includes offline audio, text, and maps in six languages, with highlights such as the Mask of Agamemnon, Mycenaean gold, the bronze Zeus or Poseidon, and the Horse Rider. Allow 1.5 to 3 hours, and bring headphones and a charged phone.

“Many artefacts and most in very good condition, considering their age. An informative sweeping review of rhe history of Greece.”

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Athens: Acropolis Ticket with Multilingual Audio Guide - Choosing the right time slot
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Athens: Acropolis Ticket with Multilingual Audio Guide

7.Acropolis Ticket with Multilingual Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 926 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $53

Enter the Acropolis Hill with a timed e-ticket and Clio Muse Tours’ Acropolis Classic audio guide. Explore the Parthenon, Propylaea, Erechtheion, and Belvedere at your own pace, then use the bonus Athens city audio tour. Bring charged phones and headphones, and download everything before arrival.

“I really enjoyed the experience of visiting the Acropolis listening to this audio tour. You get all the information that you need and more. The customer service also was on point.”

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Athens: Acropolis Museum Ticket with Audio Guide - Entering with the pre-booked ticket
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Athens: Acropolis Museum Ticket with Audio Guide

8.Acropolis Museum Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 835 reviews · 1 hour - 270 minutes · from $30

Visit Athens’ Acropolis Museum with a pre-booked e-ticket and optional Clio Muse audio guide. Hear the stories behind the Caryatids, Parthenon sculptures, and Greek myths at your own pace. Upgrade to include Acropolis Hill and other archaeological sites, with an Acropolis entry time selected in advance.

“The museum is amazing and should be the first stop before you visit Acropolis - Parthenon. Overall design of the museum is very nicely design. The e-tickets were emailed to us a few days before our booked slot, which allows us direct access to the museum. This saves time for not rushing with the crowd at the ticketing queue on top of cheaper pricing. Thanks.”

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Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket w/ Opt. Audio - Your route through prehistoric and Mycenaean Greece
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Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket w/ Opt. Audio

9.National Archaeological Museum Ticket w/ Opt. Audio

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 713 reviews · 1 day · from $30

Use a pre-booked ticket to explore Athens’ National Archaeological Museum at your own pace. See the Mask of Agamemnon, Antikythera mechanism, Santorini finds, and statues of Zeus, Aphrodite, and Poseidon. Add an English self-guided audio tour, but bring headphones and a charged phone.

“Amazing artifacts and well laid out. Our trip got cancelled to Delphi because of rain and we walked here instead from the Electra Palace. Glad we did. Also stopped and got a pastry on the way at Kptivo which was amazing.”

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Acropolis & Parthenon Entrance Ticket w/optional SG Audio Tours - The Parthenon and the main Acropolis monuments
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Acropolis & Parthenon Entrance Ticket w/optional SG Audio Tours

10.Acropolis & Parthenon Entrance Ticket w/optional SG Audio Tours

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 606 reviews · 1 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $50

Book a timed Acropolis entry for Athens, then visit the Parthenon, Erechtheion, Temple of Athena Nike, Theater of Dionysus, and Odeon of Herodes Atticus independently. Select the English audio option for Acropolis commentary, with a Plaka audio walk also included. Bring headphones, water, and a fully charged phone.

“The Audio was good but it was a bit confusing identifying where you were on the site and which audio section was relevant to that particular location.”

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Athens: Acropolis & Acropolis Museum Ticket with Audio Guide - The audio tour at the monuments
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Athens: Acropolis & Acropolis Museum Ticket with Audio Guide

11.Acropolis & Acropolis Museum Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 556 reviews · 1.5 - 6 hours · from $78

Book timed entry to Athens’ Acropolis Hill and the Acropolis Museum, then use three self-guided audio tours on your phone. Local writers and professional voice actors explain the Propylaea, Erechtheion, Parthenon, and ancient Greek art. Bring headphones, a charged smartphone, and time to explore both sites independently.

“Hi! The audio tour is very well structured, alongside the fact that it is easy to purchase and you get to keep it downloaded on your phone forever.”

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Athens: Ancient Agora E-Ticket and Audio Tour - Starting Beneath the Temple of Hephaestus
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Athens: Ancient Agora E-Ticket and Audio Tour

12.Ancient Agora E-Ticket and Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 413 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $30

Clio Muse Tours pairs your Ancient Agora entry ticket with an offline smartphone audio tour in six languages. Walk at your own pace from Hephaestus and the Bouleuterion to the Agora Museum, Pnyx, Mars Hill, Socrates’ Prison, and the Theatre of Dionysus. Bring headphones, a charged phone, and comfortable shoes.

“I learnt so much info on the history of this place. Quite fascinating!”

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Athens: Temple of Olympian Zeus Ticket and Audio Tour - Starting at the Great Propylon
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Athens: Temple of Olympian Zeus Ticket and Audio Tour

13.Temple of Olympian Zeus Ticket and Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 188 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $30

Enter the Olympieion with a pre-booked e-ticket, then follow a self-guided audio tour in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Greek. You’ll hear myths of Zeus and Theseus, trace the temple’s 700-year construction, and finish at the remains of an ancient public bath. Bring a charged Android or iOS phone and headphones.

“Informative self guided tour. We enjoyed the user-friendliness of the app.”

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Acropolis & Parthenon Admission Ticket w/ self guided audio tours - Climbing to the Parthenon
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Acropolis & Parthenon Admission Ticket w/ self guided audio tours

14.Acropolis & Parthenon Admission Ticket w/ self guided audio tours

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 172 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $50

Enter Athens’ Acropolis at a reserved time and explore the Parthenon, Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Erechtheion, and Herodes Atticus on your own. Your ticket includes an optional downloadable audio guide in English, French, German, or Spanish. Bring earphones, download everything before arrival, and wear shoes with a firm grip.

“It’s an ok audio guide. Very short and not worth the extra money. Buy your tickets at the entrance. It’s not packed at all if you get there before 10a. The narrator in English has a very thick accent so be prepared to listen closely.”

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Athens: Roman Agora & Ancient Agora E-ticket & 2 Audio Tours - Starting at the Roman Agora near Monastiraki
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Athens: Roman Agora & Ancient Agora E-ticket & 2 Audio Tours

15.Roman Agora & Ancient Agora E-ticket & 2 Audio Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 107 reviews · 1 day · from $51

Explore the Roman Agora and Ancient Agora in one day with timed e-tickets and two smartphone audio tours in five languages. See the Gate of Athena Archegetis, Tower of the Winds, Stoa of Attalos, and museum exhibits. You need your own charged phone, headphones, and about 200 to 300 MB of storage.

“El Ágora Romana nos ha decepcionado. Todo lo contrario que la antigua. Ésta, la antigua es increíble.”

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