{
  "response": {
    "Key": "US-GR",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "GR",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Greece"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly from to reach Greece?",
        "answer": "You can fly non-stop from New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington DC to Athens. Other major US cities offer one-stop connections via European hubs like London, Frankfurt or Istanbul. Choose a departure airport based on proximity, fare differences and total travel time, as non-stop flights save hours but may cost more."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Greece are the best to fly into from United States?",
        "answer": "Athens International Airport is the main gateway, receiving most direct and one-stop flights from the US, with extensive ferry and domestic flight links to the islands. Thessaloniki serves northern Greece and is a good alternative for Halkidiki or Meteora, usually via a European connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from United States to Greece?",
        "answer": "From New York to Athens, non-stop flights take about 9 to 10 hours eastbound and roughly 10 to 11 hours westbound. With one stop at a European hub like Frankfurt or London, total travel time typically ranges from 12 to 16 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from United States to Greece?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from the United States to Greece operate seasonally from New York, Newark, Chicago, Atlanta, and Philadelphia to Athens on airlines like Delta, United, American, and Emirates. Year-round, most travellers connect via European hubs such as London, Frankfurt, or Istanbul with total times of 11 to 16 hours."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are usually cheapest for flying to Greece?",
        "answer": "New York JFK and Newark are usually the cheapest US gateways for flights to Greece, with strong seasonal competition. Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles can also offer competitive fares. Smaller cities often require a domestic connection to these hubs first."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from United States to Greece?",
        "answer": "US to Greece is served by Delta, American, United, plus European carriers like Lufthansa and British Airways. Emirates and Turkish Airlines also connect via their hubs."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from United States to Greece?",
        "answer": "For flights from the United States to Greece, aim to book about 23 to 26 weeks (roughly 5½ to 6 months) ahead, as that window yields the best fares around $817 on average, while waiting until the last minute can push prices above $900; peak summer months like June and July see the highest fares, so booking even earlier for those periods is wise.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from United States to Greece?",
        "answer": "Travellers from the United States to Greece typically do not need a visa for stays up to 90 days in any 180-day period for tourism or business. Greece is part of the Schengen area, so the usual 90/180 rule applies, but always confirm current entry rules before travel."
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Greece after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Greece has a dense ferry network connecting islands from Piraeus, Rafina and other ports. Domestic flights from Athens and Thessaloniki quickly reach most islands. Arriving in Athens eases onward travel to many destinations by air or sea."
      }
    }
  }
}