Hostels in Athens
How many there are, what guests score them, which district they sit in, and a live search that returns hostels only.
Book a hostel in Athens
Live dorm and private-room availability from our booking partner, hostels only, booked and paid for here. Free cancellation is marked where it applies.
Hostels are sold here by AirOrSeaTravel through our booking partner, Nuitée, which takes the payment; the reservation is held with the hostel. The search returns hostels only, not hotels with a cheap room. How this works, and who to contact.
Our booking partner lists 37 hostels in Athens, out of 10,516 places to stay of every kind — 0.4% of everywhere it lists in the city, a small share: this is a city where nearly everything on offer is a hotel or an apartment. Across 24 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10, 0.8 below the 8.9 its hotels average. Guests have left 36,992 reviews across them.
By postal code, hostels here cluster in 106 80 (2). The city’s hotels are densest in 10554 instead — worth knowing before you book, because the two districts are rarely the same walk from the station.
| Hostel | Reviews | Score | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaikon Glostel | 3,868 | 9.3 | — |
| Bedway Athens Hostel | 3,667 | 8.5 | 117 44 |
| Safestay Athens Monastiraki | 3,485 | 7.7 | 10554 |
| Bedbox Hostel | 3,309 | 8.9 | 105 51 |
| Athens Backpackers | 3,185 | 8.2 | 11742 |
| Zeus Hostel | 3,067 | 7.0 | 13122 |
| Dioskouros Hostel | 2,365 | 7.9 | 10564 |
| City Circus Athens | 2,148 | 9.6 | 10553 |
| Athens Hub Hostel | 2,145 | 9.1 | 105 54 |
| Pagration Youth Hostel | 1,868 | 8.4 | 11633 |
Review counts and scores are the partner’s, recorded when this page’s data was compiled. They rank properties; they are not a substitute for reading recent reviews before you book.
If none of them suit
Athens has 10,516+ places to stay of every kind. A private room in a hostel and the cheapest room in a small hotel often cost about the same, and which is better depends on whether you want the common room or the quiet. Every kind of stay in Athens.
Common questions
How many hostels are there in Athens?
37 are listed by our booking partner for Athens, out of 10,516 places to stay of every kind — 0.4% of everywhere the partner lists there.
Are hostels in Athens any good?
Guests score them an average of 8.1 out of 10 across 24 hostels with 50 or more reviews, against 8.9 for the city’s hotels. A gap that size is worth reading the reviews over: check whether the complaints are about noise and cleanliness or about the fittings, which a hostel is not sold on.
Which part of Athens has the most hostels?
Postal code 106 80 has the most (2). Check that against where you actually want to be at night; the cheapest cluster is not always the one near the stations you will use.
Can I book a hostel in Athens on this site?
Yes. The search on this page shows live dorm and private-room availability for hostels only, and the booking is completed here; payment is taken by our booking partner and the reservation is held with the hostel.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.