There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Skiathos by plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Athens International Airport, bus, car ferry
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CPT - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπερ/ΚΩΝ Λιοσιωνbus
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the carferry from Mantoudi to Skiathoscarferry
20h 5m€372–730Fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane CPT - JSI
20h 47m€331–1,213Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CPT - SKG
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
21h 1m€343–1,075Fly to Sofia Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CPT - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
25h 39m€499–1,065
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Skiathos is to fly and car ferry which costs €340 - €1100 and takes 21h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Skiathos is to fly and bus and car ferry which takes 20h 5m and costs €370 - €750.
The distance between Cape Town and Skiathos is 8252 km.
It takes approximately 20h 5m to get from Cape Town to Skiathos, including transfers.
There are 1065+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Skiathos, Greece?
Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, and Airbus France fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) 3 times a week.
- 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 Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
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 Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- 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
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–850
- 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 Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- 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
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–950
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- 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
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Bus from Athens Airport Departures to ΣΤ. Υπερ/ΚΩΝ Λιοσιων
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- +30 2221 0 20400
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Seajets
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