Everest Base Camp Trek Cost from Greece: Prices in Euro, Flights and Visa

Last updated 7 October 2026. Athens (ATH) fares were checked on 7 October 2026. One dollar was converted at EUR 0.887, the European Central Bank reference rate of 6 October 2026, so expect small shifts. You can pay us in dollars or euros.

Athens gave the lowest fare of any country in this batch, EUR 732 return, and the highest, EUR 1,671, is more than twice that. The cheapest fares accept a long journey home, with an overnight stop in Mumbai on the lowest.

The 12-day Everest Base Camp trek, priced for two to four people, is roughly EUR 1,240 on Budget, EUR 2,470 on Standard and EUR 4,440 on Luxury per person. In dollars those are US$1,399, US$2,785 and US$4,999, and they have not changed for 2027. Put the Athens ticket, the visa, insurance and tips on top and a solo traveller is looking at about EUR 3,260 to EUR 4,530 on Budget (the solo Budget trek is US$2,275, about EUR 2,020), about EUR 3,560 to EUR 4,730 on Standard and about EUR 5,640 to EUR 6,860 on Luxury.

Athens to Kathmandu: the search

The query was one adult, economy, one checked bag, 25 October 2026 out and 11 November back (Sunday and Wednesday), a single ticket and a limit of one stop on each leg.

For Athens (ATH) there were 15 itineraries from EUR 732 to EUR 1,671, every one with a change, and two of the three cheapest run through India.

The lowest, EUR 732, is Air Arabia out via Sharjah (Athens 13:45, Sharjah 20:15, then 03:05 to Kathmandu at 08:45 on 26 October, about 15 hours 15 minutes) and IndiGo home via Mumbai. The return leaves Kathmandu at 14:45, stops overnight in Mumbai from 17:35 to 07:50, and lands in Athens at 11:55 on 12 November, about 24 hours 55 minutes. IndiGo both ways, out via Mumbai (Athens 14:00, Kathmandu 13:45 the next day) was EUR 778. These two fares list a cabin bag and a checked bag but no personal item. With the personal item included, Air Arabia both ways was EUR 871, and the return that leaves Kathmandu at 23:45 reaches Athens at 12:55.

Going home with Turkish Airlines through Istanbul (Kathmandu 12:45, Athens 21:00 the same evening, about 12 hours) cost EUR 1,474 after Air Arabia out, and EUR 1,519 after IndiGo out. Qatar Airways home through Doha, landing the next morning at 11:10, started at EUR 1,146. Emirates out via Dubai started at EUR 1,463, and the highest fare, EUR 1,671, was Air Arabia out with a 00:30 Emirates return. Only Athens was priced, so travellers from Thessaloniki should search their own airport.

The numbers in one table

The table prices one person and uses both ends of the fare range. The extras column combines the 30-day visa, insurance, tips and either trail meals (Budget) or spending money (the other tiers). You need a hotel in Kathmandu as well, and our family homestay is US$15 per person a night, about EUR 13.

Budget excludes meals, so allow US$25 to US$40 a day (US$300 to US$480 across 12 days). Standard and Luxury include them. For showers, charging and snacks, bring 20,000 to 30,000 rupees, about US$130 to US$195, from a Kathmandu cash machine. When the trek ends, hand your guide US$15 to US$20 per day walked and your porter US$10 to US$15 per day.

Visa for a Greek passport

Greece is not one of the twelve countries whose citizens must apply for a Nepali visa before travelling, so you can buy it at the airport in Kathmandu. Choose between US$30 for 15 days, US$50 for 30 days (around EUR 45) and US$125 for 90 days. All are paid in dollars and all are multiple-entry. Your passport needs six months of validity. See the visa on arrival guide.

European health card and travel insurance

The Greek state portal says the European Health Insurance Card gives access to public healthcare in the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, issued by e-EFKA with EOPYY as the contact point. Nepal is not on that list, so a private travel policy is your cover.

Before paying for a policy, find: the highest altitude it covers for trekking, which should be 6,000 m or more (Kala Patthar is 5,545 m); whether it sends a helicopter, which would cost you US$3,000 to US$5,000, about EUR 2,660 to EUR 4,440, otherwise; and whether it covers illness and not only accidents. Buy the policy in Greece before you fly, and see our helicopter cover to 6,000 m. I will read the wording if you send it.

The foreign ministry and help in Nepal

The Greek foreign ministry's bilateral-relations page for Nepal states that Greece is represented there through its embassy in New Delhi, and lists an honorary general consulate in Kathmandu.

The embassy is at EP-32, Dr S. Radhakrishnan Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi (tel +91 11 2688 0700; emergency +91 92660 15493, not for visas; consular email [email protected]). The honorary consul general in Kathmandu is Bikram Pandey, at Sanepa, Lalitpur ([email protected]).

Tiers explained

There are three levels and the differences are concrete. Budget: you carry your bag, share rooms, pay for meals and take the fixed-wing plane to Lukla. Standard: meals and a private room are included, and each porter serves two people. Luxury: you get your own porter, a deluxe private room with bathroom, fruit, nuts, as many soft drinks as you like and the helicopter in both directions. All three include a licensed guide, permits worth NPR 3,000, 3,000 and 2,000, airport transfers, and a borrowed down jacket and sleeping bag rated to minus 15. Solo on Standard, the guide carries up to 10 kg, as there is no porter. On Budget, a solo Everest Base Camp trekker pays US$2,275 instead of US$1,399. Add Kathmandu hotels separately.

The route is on the 12-day trek page.

From Mount Olympus to Gorak Shep

Mount Olympus, whose highest summit Mytikas is 2,918 m, is the highest peak in Greece. Gorak Shep is at 5,164 m, and Kala Patthar at 5,545 m. Olympus trails are steep and good practice for long days with a pack, but they top out below 3,000 m, so the trek includes two acclimatisation days and a slow pace. See how fit you need to be.

Group prices

Private or group, the price per person is the same; only the size of the party sets the band.

Leave, holidays and clocks

According to the Ministry of Labour, annual leave starts at 20 working days on a five-day week (24 on a six-day week) and rises with service, to 25 working days after ten years with the same employer or twelve in all, and 26 after 25 years.

The Greek holiday near the autumn dates is Wednesday 28 October 2026 (Ohi Day). In spring 2027 Orthodox Easter Sunday is 2 May, which makes Good Friday 30 April and Easter Monday 3 May; Clean Monday is 15 March and 25 March is a Thursday. 1 May is a Saturday. Greek clocks go back on Sunday 25 October 2026, the same day as the rest of the EU. Nepal is 2 hours 45 minutes ahead of Athens until then; afterwards the difference is 3 hours 45 minutes. Dates to know in Nepal: Dashain (17 to 23 October 2026) and Tihar (8 to 12 November 2026), when government offices are closed. Permits need 48 hours of working days to process. In busy weeks the fixed-wing flights to Lukla leave Manthali, reached by a four to five hour road journey that begins between midnight and 2 am. The Luxury helicopter flies from Kathmandu instead.

Paying from Greece

Our terms in one paragraph: 10 per cent deposit now; balance in Kathmandu in dollars or euros; cash free of charge and cards at 3.5 per cent; no rupees. Plans change? We move the trek to another date within the next year at no cost if we have 72 hours' notice (seven days for Tibet, Kailash and restricted areas). The deposit itself is not refunded if you cancel. If we cannot run the trek, we refund what you paid less taxes, bank and card charges and money already spent on permits and flights.

Who to check

We are a Kathmandu company, registered in 2016, run by a family with three generations of guiding. TAAN member 1586. More than 300 reviews on TripAdvisor, Google and Trustpilot. Everything else is checkable: registrar, TAAN, tourism licence, forex certificate. Remember that even licensed operators have been involved in scams, and ask for a video call before paying. Some of every booking goes to the Nagarjun Learning Center.

To get a price for your own dates and group, message me on WhatsApp +977 9810351300 / [email protected].

Also useful: the itinerary, day by day and trekking without a guide.

Shreejan Simkhada, CEO of The Everest Holiday. TAAN 1586.