There are 5 ways to get from Greece to Cape Town by plane
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Fly from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ATH - CPT
15h 35mR 6,242–12,877Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SKG - CPT
18h 34mR 6,147–19,167Fly from Ioannina National Airport
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IOA - CPT
22h 10mR 10,254–26,300Fly from Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RHO - CPT
19h 23mR 8,643–22,175Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HER - CPT
18h 2mR 8,130–17,155
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 6 000 - R 13 000 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Cape Town is to fly which takes 15h 35m and costs R 6 000 - R 13 000.
The distance between Greece and Cape Town is 8066 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Greece to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 6:29 AM in Greece and 5:29 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7603+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Greece and Cape Town, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–19,000
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
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
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–19,000
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–22,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–26,000
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
- lufthansa.com
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
- egyptair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–26,000
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