Top 13 Smartphone Audio Tours in Athens

1.Ancient Agora E-Ticket and Audio Tour

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

Visit Athens’ Ancient Agora with a pre-booked adult ticket and a self-guided audio tour for Android or iOS. The 90-minute to two-hour route follows the birth of democracy, from Solon and the Bouleuterion to the Agora Museum, Pnyx, Mars Hill, Socrates’ prison, and the Theatre of Dionysus. Download everything before entering.

“If you get a guide and hear the stories you will benefit so much more than just walking around with your guide book. Do this early in the morning or as late in the afternoon as you can so you’re not slowly walking around in the heat. The museum is good- and air conditioned! I thought the best story was Samuel the Cobbler and his relationship to Socrates.”

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

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

Explore two central Athens archaeological sites in one day with timed tickets and smartphone audio tours in five languages. Start at the Roman Agora near Monastiraki, then walk to the Ancient Agora from Thissio. Bring headphones, a charged phone, and comfortable shoes.

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

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3.Acropolis Self-Guided Smartphone Tour w/Audio & 3D(No entry)

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 62 reviews · 5 days · from $9

Use your phone to explore the Acropolis with audio narration, 3D reconstructions, videos, GPS maps, and 360° views in eight languages. The app covers 17 monuments, including the Parthenon, Theatre of Dionysus, and Propylaea. Download it on Wi-Fi before you go. Your Acropolis entry ticket is separate.

“The city tour was absolutely amazing! She’s incredibly friendly and funny, knows so much, and tells stories in a way that makes them a joy to listen to. She adapts perfectly to your wishes and always has an interesting story for every place, bringing it to life! I can only recommend the tour — I’d do it again anytime! My husband immediately wanted to book one with me as well :)”

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4.Athens National Archaeological Museum E-Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 57 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $26

Visit Athens’ National Archaeological Museum with a prepaid adult ticket and English self-guided audio tour on your phone. Download the ticket, narration, maps, and Athens city guide over Wi-Fi before arriving. Plan about two hours, bring headphones, and expect possible queues or closed rooms.

“Regret to inform you that we could not get to the National Archeological Museam to see as all the roads leading to it are shut down due to teachers strike. Too bad, even the teachers who are supposed to educate and enlighten the younger generation resorted to this kind of action.”

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5.Acropolis Museum E-Ticket and Multilingual Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 42 reviews · from $40

Enter the Acropolis Museum with a prebooked adult ticket and explore its Archaic Gallery, Parthenon Gallery, films, and archaeological site at your own pace. Download the Clio Muse app, audio tour, tickets, and map before arrival. No live guide or headphones are included.

“The tour itself was great, but performing the necessary steps to get the tickets and tour downloaded was definitely not. Instructions and needed links weren’t sent to me until the day before, when I was out sightseeing. I waited until I was back in the hotel, which has excellent wifi, to download the tickets, download a new (required) app, etc. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t work, there is no technical help after 4 pm, and the required app gets only 2 stars in the app store! So I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be able to take the tour until I was able to reach technical support the next…”

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6.Roman Agora E-Ticket and Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 41 reviews · 45 minutes - 1 hour · from $18

Explore Athens’ compact Roman Agora at your own pace with a Clio Muse audio tour on your phone. See the Gate of Athena Archegetis, Tower of the Winds, mosque, fountain house, Vespasianae, and shops. Allow 45 to 60 minutes, bring headphones and a charged smartphone, and download everything before arrival.

“L audioguide est tres mal fait, il est tres difficile de s orienter Nous ne Prendrons plus jamais ce service”

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7.Acropolis E-Ticket with Audio Guide & Athens City Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 28 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $57

Explore Athens’ Acropolis and South Slope with a timed mobile ticket and English audio guide. You’ll visit the Theatre of Dionysus, Asclepieion, Erechtheion, and Parthenon at your own pace. Download the ticket, map, and audio before arriving. There is no live guide, transport, food, or Acropolis Museum admission.

“Brought ticket online around 11pm, local agent has technical issue, didn't get my ticket until the gate was closed”

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8.Athens Audioguide – TravelMate app for your smartphone

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 11 reviews · from $6Best value

Use the TravelMate app to explore Athens independently with 43 audio tracks covering the Acropolis, Plaka, museums, squares, gardens, cuisine, and more. Listen in English, Italian, German, Russian, French, Spanish, or Chinese, read each script, and replay the guide offline for up to 1,095 days after activation.

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9.Kerameikos E-Ticket & Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 10 reviews · from $17

Visit Kerameikos at your own pace with an e-ticket and downloadable audio tour in English, Greek, German, Italian, French, or Spanish. See the Sacred Gate, Pompeion, Grave Stele of Dexileos, Tomb of Lacedaemonians, Tritopatreion, grave markers, and museum. Bring a charged Android or iPhone and headphones.

“Too complicated for the audio guide to download, we didn't use it”

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10.Temple of Olympian Zeus: Self-Guided Audio Tour on your Phone (without ticket)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $9

Use your Android or iOS phone to explore the Temple of Olympian Zeus and nearby Temple of Apollo Delphinios with an offline audio guide, map, and myth-filled commentary. You set the pace and route, but you must buy site admission separately and bring your own phone and headphones.

“I never could access it as it never showed up in my feed. I need a refund. Who knows how it was. Not happy.”

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11.Ancient Agora of Athens E-Ticket and Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · from $41

Visit the Ancient Agora of Athens with a time-slotted entry ticket and self-guided Clio Muse audio tour. Use your own Android or iOS phone and headphones to follow the offline map and commentary about Socrates, Pericles, and the birthplace of democracy. Allow one to two hours, and download everything before arrival.

“Easy to manage website and tickets made for an easy entry!!! Information from the audio tour was very interesting useful but found it hard to follow in regards to the layout. Didn’t help that it started at a gate that is currently closed.”

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12.Plaka to Acropolis Smartphone Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 4 reviews · 365 days · from $11

Follow a self-guided audio route from Plaka to the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum. Hear stories about Athens, mythology, monuments, and local neighborhoods in English or French. The app works offline, includes an interactive map, and remains valid for 365 days after activation. Admission tickets are separate.

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13.E-ticket for Kerameikos with Audio Tour on Your Phone

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $15Top rated

Explore Kerameikos at your own pace with a $15 timed entry ticket and a self-guided audio tour for Android or iOS. Download the narration, text, and maps before you arrive, then follow stories about ancient tombs, monuments, museum objects, and Athenian beliefs about death and the afterlife.

“This audio guide is a must-have if you’re visiting Kerameikos! The narration was engaging and well-researched, giving me a deeper appreciation of the ancient cemetery and its significance in Athenian history. The convenience of having the guide on my phone was a huge plus—no extra devices to carry, and I could start and stop the audio whenever I wanted.”

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