There are 3 ways to get from Crete to Cape Town by plane
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Fly from Sitia Airport
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JSH - CPT
26h 27mR 9,840–24,289Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HER - CPT
17h 59mR 8,128–17,152Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CHQ - CPT
24h 2mR 10,032–25,793
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 8 000 - R 18 000 and takes 17h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 59m and costs R 8 000 - R 18 000.
The distance between Crete and Cape Town is 7752 km.
It takes approximately 26h 27m to get from Crete to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 1:30 AM in Crete and 12:30 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7603+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Cape Town, South Africa?
Olympic Air, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- 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 8,500–28,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–24,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–21,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
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