There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Greece by plane
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Fly to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CPT - ATH
15h 7m€340–672Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CPT - SKG
16h 46m€273–915Fly to Ioannina National Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane CPT - IOA
18h 14m€427–1,422Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane CPT - RHO
16h 33m€318–874Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane CPT - HER
17h 40m€482–815
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Greece is to fly which costs €270 - €950 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Greece is to fly which takes 15h 7m and costs €340 - €700.
The distance between Cape Town and Greece is 8067 km.
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Cape Town to Greece, including transfers.
There are 12958+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Greece?
Turkish Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and four other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Zurich, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Frankfurt, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Munich, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Addis Ababa, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
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