There are 4 ways to get from Chania to Cape Town by plane, shuttle, 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 from Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CHQ - CPT
24h 2mR 9,291–25,354Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HER - CPT
21h 12mR 10,619–19,755Car ferry to Milos Island National Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Port of Souda to Port of Miloscarferry
- Fly from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MLO - CPT
25h 22mR 15,566–39,485Private transfer, Private transfer to Sitia Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Irakleion Airport to Sitia
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JSH - CPT
29h 43m
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Cape Town is to Private transfer and fly which costs R 10 000 - R 20 000 and takes 21h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Cape Town is to Private transfer and fly which takes 21h 12m and costs R 10 000 - R 20 000.
The distance between Chania and Cape Town is 7785 km.
It takes approximately 24h 2m to get from Chania to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 3:30 AM in Chania and 2:30 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7924+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Cape Town, South Africa?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–40,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–38,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–40,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–40,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–38,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–38,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–4,500
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- R 2,300–3,400
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- R 3,800–4,100
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- R 4,200–4,500
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–4,500
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- R 2,300–3,400
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- R 3,800–4,100
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- R 4,200–4,500
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- [email protected]
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Irakleion Airport to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Milos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–1,200
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- R 310–450
- Airplane-type seats
- R 330–480
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- R 900–1,200
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