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
21h 57mR 11,180–27,260Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HER - CPT
16h 39mR 8,268–15,321Fly from Chania International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CHQ - CPT
20h 12mR 9,666–24,939
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 8 000 - R 16 000 and takes 16h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 39m and costs R 8 000 - R 16 000.
The distance between Crete and Cape Town is 7752 km.
It takes approximately 21h 57m to get from Crete to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 5:41 AM in Crete and 4:41 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7980+ 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
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–23,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- 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
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
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