What is the cheapest airline that flies from Cape Town Intl to Athens Eleftherios V.?

Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Athens Eleftherios V.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Cape Town to Athens?

Flights via Addis Ababa (ADD) offer the lowest average return price of R10 126.

Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Cape Town and Athens?

Istanbul (IST) was the most common stop: 62% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Cape Town to Athens?

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 30m.

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Cape Town to Athens?

Flights connecting via Istanbul (IST) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 00m.

Which airlines fly to Athens?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Athens from Cape Town according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Athens. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Athens on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

As of November 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Athens Eleftherios V. Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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0:55 - 14:55CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

14h 00m1 stop Istanbul

13:05 - 23:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 55m1 stop Istanbul

R10 497Turkish Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 29

0:55 - 14:55CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

14h 00m1 stop Istanbul

13:05 - 23:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 55m1 stop Istanbul

R10 547Turkish Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 29

0:55 - 14:55CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

14h 00m1 stop Istanbul

8:00 - 23:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 00m1 stop Istanbul

R10 563Multiple Airlines

Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Dec 8

0:55 - 14:55CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

14h 00m1 stop Istanbul

8:00 - 23:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 00m1 stop Istanbul

R10 612Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 30 - Tue, Dec 8

12:35 - 11:10CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

22h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:20 - 10:30ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 071Qatar Airways

Thu, Jan 14 - Thu, Jan 21

19:25 - 11:10CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

15h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:20 - 10:30ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 219Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 1

13:40 - 15:05CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

25h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

18:00 - 16:45ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

R11 219Emirates

Wed, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 1

20:00 - 15:05CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

18:00 - 18:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R11 268Emirates

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

8:30 - 16:30CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

32h 00m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

17:30 - 22:40ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R11 842KLM

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

15:20 - 1:20CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

34h 00m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Amsterdam Schiphol

13:35 - 22:40ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R11 892KLM

Tue, Nov 24 - Tue, Dec 1

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0:55 - 14:55CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

14h 00m1 stop Istanbul

13:05 - 23:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 55m1 stop Istanbul

R10 547Turkish Airlines

Sat, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 22

7:30 - 12:40CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

29h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

5:55 - 22:40ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

16h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R11 285KLM

Fri, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 22

7:30 - 1:20CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

17h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

5:55 - 6:25ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 30m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 793KLM

Fri, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 22

0:30 - 1:20CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

24h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

5:55 - 6:25ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 30m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 810KLM

Sat, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 22

8:30 - 12:40CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

28h 10m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

5:55 - 6:25ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 30m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R12 334KLM

Fri, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 22

8:30 - 16:35CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

32h 05m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

5:55 - 6:25ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 30m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R12 334KLM

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 22

20:25 - 14:55CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

18h 30m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Istanbul

21:50 - 23:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 10m1 stop Istanbul

R14 286Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 22

15:10 - 13:35CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

22h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

15:50 - 13:00ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 10m3 stops Belgrade Nikola Tesla Rome Fiumicino Addis Ababa Bole

R16 254Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 22

14:25 - 19:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

28h 50m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl London Gatwick

7:55 - 13:35ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 40m3 stops London Heathrow Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

R22 832Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 22

13:50 - 6:40CPT Cape Town Intl-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

16h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Cairo

19:30 - 14:10ATH Athens Eleftherios V.-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 40m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Addis Ababa Bole

R31 771Ethiopian Air

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 22

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Turkish Airlines flights from Cape Town to Athens

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Turkish Airlines

Nov 14

CPT0:55Cape Town Intl

14h 00m

1 stop

ATH14:55Athens Eleftherios V.

Nov 29

ATH13:05Athens Eleftherios V.

33h 55m

1 stop

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

R10 497

Turkish Airlines

Nov 14

CPT0:55Cape Town Intl

14h 00m

1 stop

ATH14:55Athens Eleftherios V.

Nov 29

ATH13:05Athens Eleftherios V.

33h 55m

1 stop

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

R10 547

Turkish Airlines

Nov 14

CPT0:55Cape Town Intl

14h 00m

1 stop

ATH14:55Athens Eleftherios V.

Nov 29

ATH13:05Athens Eleftherios V.

33h 55m

1 stop

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

R10 678

Emirates flights from Cape Town to Athens

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Emirates

Nov 16

CPT20:00Cape Town Intl

19h 05m

1 stop

ATH15:05Athens Eleftherios V.

Nov 23

ATH18:00Athens Eleftherios V.

24h 00m

1 stop

CPT18:00Cape Town Intl

R11 268

Emirates

Dec 24

CPT13:40Cape Town Intl

25h 25m

1 stop

ATH15:05Athens Eleftherios V.

Dec 31

ATH18:00Athens Eleftherios V.

24h 00m

1 stop

CPT18:00Cape Town Intl

R12 941

Emirates

Dec 24

CPT20:00Cape Town Intl

19h 05m

1 stop

ATH15:05Athens Eleftherios V.

Dec 31

ATH18:00Athens Eleftherios V.

17h 35m

1 stop

CPT11:35Cape Town Intl

R12 990

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CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Sat 14/11

0:55-14:55

1 stop14h 00m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Sun 29/11

13:05-23:00

1 stop33h 55m

R10 497

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Sat 14/11

0:55-14:55

1 stop14h 00m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Sun 29/11

13:05-23:00

1 stop33h 55m

R10 547

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CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Tue 1/12

0:55-14:55

1 stop14h 00m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 8/12

8:00-23:00

1 stop15h 00m

R10 563

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Mon 30/11

0:55-14:55

1 stop14h 00m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 8/12

8:00-23:00

1 stop15h 00m

R10 612

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Thu 14/1

12:35-11:10

1 stop22h 35m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 21/1

13:20-10:30

1 stop21h 10m

R11 071

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Wed 25/11

19:25-11:10

1 stop15h 45m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 1/12

13:20-10:30

1 stop21h 10m

R11 219

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Wed 25/11

13:40-15:05

1 stop25h 25m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 1/12

18:00-16:45

1 stop22h 45m

R11 219

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Mon 16/11

20:00-15:05

1 stop19h 05m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 23/11

18:00-18:00

1 stop24h 00m

R11 268

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Mon 16/11

8:30-16:30

2 stops32h 00m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 23/11

17:30-22:40

1 stop29h 10m

R11 842

Cape TownAthens

CPT Cape Town Intl - ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Tue 24/11

15:20-1:20

2 stops34h 00m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 1/12

13:35-22:40

1 stop33h 05m

R11 892

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Cape Town and Athens?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R10 547 to R12 580.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R10 497.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Athens?

The cheapest month to fly to Athens from Cape Town is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R10 727, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Athens in February, then you should wait until November to fly from Cape Town, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R11 137.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to Athens?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Athens from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Athens for around R12 165 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Athens from Cape Town for as low as R11 924 on momondo.

How have Cape Town to Athens flight prices changed over time?

As of November 2026, prices for Cape Town to Athens flights are approximately 8% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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Best price found	R5 626
Fastest flight time	15h 20m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Athens from Cape Town in the past 72 hours is R5 626. The best return flight deal from Cape Town to Athens found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R10 497.

The fastest flight from Cape Town to Athens takes 15h 20m

There are no direct flights from Cape Town to Athens. There are no popular flight routes from Cape Town to Athens.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Cape Town to Athens

How far is Cape Town Intl to Athens Eleftherios V. by plane?
There are 8009,1 km between Cape Town Intl and Athens Eleftherios V.. By plane, this route typically takes 15h 20m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
As of November 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Athens Eleftherios V. Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Cape Town to Athens?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between Cape Town and Athens, the leading airline is Qatar Airways, making up 31% of the total bookings. Other popular airlines include Emirates with 28%, Turkish Airlines with 23%, and Lufthansa with 6%.

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SWISS	PriceFrom R9 069	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,5 2 110 reviews	Search SWISS flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R9 638	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 046 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom R9 798	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 299 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom R10 188	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 596 reviews	Search KLM flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R10 274	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 712 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R10 957	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 688 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R11 395	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 472 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights

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