Yes, Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos) (ATH) lets you smoke after security in indoor smoking lounges inside the boarding area, as well as at outdoor zones outside the terminal before security. This makes ATH one of the better Greek airports for smokers — you do not have to leave the secure zone for a cigarette.
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After Security (Airside)
ATH provides enclosed, air-conditioned smoking lounges in each airside zone. Which one you can use depends on the gate you are flying from:
- Extra-Schengen (A gates): smoking lounge near gate A8.
- Intra-Schengen (B gates): smoking lounge between gates B12 and B13, plus a smoking point near gates B19–B21.
- Satellite terminal (C gates): smoking lounge in the C concourse, reached by the underground link from the main terminal.
These are designated indoor rooms (Greek law bans general indoor smoking, so smoking is confined to these enclosed lounges). Exact gate placements can shift as the terminal is reconfigured, but a lounge is available in each of the three airside zones.
Before Security (Landside)
- Outdoor smoking areas on the departures level (Level 2) outside the main entrance.
- Additional outdoor area on the arrivals level (Level 0) near the exit doors and taxi rank — easy access for arriving passengers.
- The open-air frontage between the terminal and the short-term parking is a popular spot.
All landside areas are marked with ashtrays and bins.
Athens is the easiest Greek airport for smokers because of its indoor lounges; if you are flying on to the islands or the north, note that the smoking areas at Heraklion Airport (HER) and Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) are both outdoor-only before security, with no airside smoking.
For Greece airport smoking rules, vaping rules, and other general info, see our Greece smoking guide.