There are 3 ways to get from Chania to Cape Town by plane, shuttle, or 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
20h 27mR 9,741–24,295Private 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
22h 2mR 11,058–19,674Private transfer, ferry to Sitia Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Port
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Sitiaferry
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JSH - CPT
29h 12mR 14,854–35,482
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 11 000 - R 20 000 and takes 22h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 27m and costs R 9 500 - R 25 000.
The distance between Chania and Cape Town is 7785 km.
It takes approximately 20h 27m to get from Chania to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7978+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Cape Town, South Africa?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- 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 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–31,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–31,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–24,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–30,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–31,000
- 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 3,700–4,100
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- R 4,200–4,500
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–4,400
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- R 2,200–3,300
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- R 3,700–4,000
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- R 4,100–4,400
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 360–900
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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