How long is the flight from South Africa to Southeast Europe?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in South Africa you fly out of and what airport in Southeast Europe you fly into. For example, flying from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Kastrup Copenhagen takes 15h 35m on average. On the other hand, flying from Cape Town Intl to Kastrup Copenhagen takes on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo to see if there are any available for your route.

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Flights to Athens

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SWISS

Feb 8

CPT

15h 10m

1 stop

ATH

Feb 23

ATH

37h 50m

1 stop

CPT

R8 696

Multiple Airlines

Feb 8

JNB

15h 30m

1 stop

ATH

Feb 23

ATH

20h 05m

2 stops

JNB

R8 728

Qatar Airways

Feb 6

JNB

21h 25m

1 stop

ATH

Feb 13

ATH

20h 35m

1 stop

JNB

R8 920

Brussels Airlines

Feb 8

JNB

19h 30m

2 stops

ATH

Feb 23

ATH

17h 25m

2 stops

JNB

R8 952

Qatar Airways

Mar 13

JNB

21h 25m

1 stop

ATH

Mar 20

ATH

15h 15m

1 stop

JNB

R8 968

Lufthansa

Mar 12

JNB

15h 30m

1 stop

ATH

Mar 19

ATH

15h 55m

1 stop

JNB

R9 000

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

15h 30m

1 stop

ATH

Mar 19

ATH

20h 05m

2 stops

JNB

R9 064

Lufthansa

Mar 12

JNB

15h 30m

1 stop

ATH

Mar 19

ATH

19h 20m

1 stop

JNB

R9 080

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

15h 30m

1 stop

ATH

Mar 19

ATH

20h 05m

2 stops

JNB

R9 160

Qatar Airways

Apr 24

JNB

16h 45m

1 stop

ATH

Apr 30

ATH

24h 50m

1 stop

JNB

R9 176

Qatar Airways

Apr 6

JNB

20h 40m

1 stop

ATH

Apr 20

ATH

24h 30m

1 stop

JNB

R9 240

Qatar Airways

Mar 13

JNB

21h 25m

1 stop

ATH

Mar 20

ATH

15h 15m

1 stop

JNB

R9 256

Flights to Split

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British Airways

May 8

JNB

15h 25m

1 stop

SPU

May 11

SPU

16h 50m

1 stop

JNB

R11 861

Turkish Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

27h 50m

2 stops

SPU

Mar 19

SPU

17h 10m

1 stop

JNB

R11 989

Turkish Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

45h 10m

2 stops

SPU

Mar 19

SPU

41h 40m

2 stops

JNB

R13 076

Turkish Airlines

Jun 11

CPT

25h 05m

1 stop

SPU

Jun 15

SPU

29h 35m

2 stops

CPT

R15 538

Turkish Airlines

Jun 11

CPT

25h 05m

1 stop

SPU

Jun 15

SPU

42h 00m

2 stops

CPT

R15 586

Turkish Airlines

May 8

JNB

21h 10m

2 stops

SPU

May 11

SPU

28h 15m

2 stops

JNB

R15 602

Turkish Airlines

Jun 11

CPT

25h 05m

1 stop

SPU

Jun 15

SPU

42h 00m

2 stops

CPT

R15 618

Lufthansa

Mar 12

JNB

19h 00m

1 stop

SPU

Mar 19

SPU

17h 50m

1 stop

JNB

R15 810

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

24h 55m

3 stops

SPU

Mar 19

SPU

19h 55m

3 stops

JNB

R16 225

British Airways

Jun 11

CPT

43h 30m

2 stops

SPU

Jun 15

SPU

22h 00m

2 stops

CPT

R16 385

British Airways

Jun 11

CPT

18h 30m

1 stop

SPU

Jun 15

SPU

18h 25m

1 stop

CPT

R16 417

British Airways

Jun 11

CPT

51h 50m

2 stops

SPU

Jun 15

SPU

27h 20m

2 stops

CPT

R16 433

Flights to Belgrade

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Turkish Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

14h 00m

1 stop

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

18h 35m

1 stop

JNB

R9 383

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

25h 15m

1 stop

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

18h 50m

2 stops

JNB

R11 589

Turkish Airlines

May 7

CPT

27h 00m

1 stop

BEG

May 11

BEG

19h 35m

1 stop

CPT

R12 277

Qatar Airways

Mar 12

CPT

23h 20m

1 stop

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

28h 30m

1 stop

CPT

R12 581

Qatar Airways

Mar 12

JNB

26h 30m

3 stops

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

19h 45m

1 stop

JNB

R12 724

Turkish Airlines

May 7

CPT

27h 00m

1 stop

BEG

May 11

BEG

26h 35m

1 stop

CPT

R12 964

Turkish Airlines

May 7

CPT

27h 00m

1 stop

BEG

May 11

BEG

15h 25m

1 stop

CPT

R13 028

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

CPT

24h 05m

2 stops

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

25h 50m

1 stop

CPT

R13 620

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

JNB

24h 15m

3 stops

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

17h 30m

2 stops

JNB

R14 515

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

CPT

17h 50m

2 stops

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

20h 05m

2 stops

CPT

R14 994

Multiple Airlines

Mar 12

CPT

27h 40m

2 stops

BEG

Mar 19

BEG

30h 40m

3 stops

CPT

R15 714

Etihad Airways

Feb 8

JNB

31h 40m

2 stops

BEG

Feb 12

BEG

24h 40m

2 stops

JNB

R16 337

Flights to Zagreb

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Turkish Airlines

Feb 12

JNB

14h 20m

1 stop

ZAG

Feb 16

ZAG

24h 25m

1 stop

JNB

R10 950

Turkish Airlines

Feb 12

JNB

14h 20m

1 stop

ZAG

Feb 16

ZAG

24h 25m

1 stop

JNB

R10 982

Turkish Airlines

Apr 26

CPT

16h 05m

1 stop

ZAG

May 14

ZAG

26h 15m

1 stop

CPT

R11 829

Qatar Airways

Mar 27

JNB

25h 30m

1 stop

ZAG

Apr 6

ZAG

36h 20m

1 stop

JNB

R11 941

Turkish Airlines

Apr 26

CPT

26h 55m

1 stop

ZAG

May 14

ZAG

21h 55m

1 stop

CPT

R11 957

Lufthansa

Mar 12

CPT

17h 25m

2 stops

ZAG

Mar 19

ZAG

19h 40m

2 stops

CPT

R12 373

Turkish Airlines

Jun 4

CPT

20h 25m

1 stop

ZAG

Jun 8

ZAG

15h 25m

1 stop

CPT

R12 389

Turkish Airlines

Feb 12

JNB

14h 20m

1 stop

ZAG

Feb 16

ZAG

13h 55m

1 stop

JNB

R12 405

Turkish Airlines

Mar 12

CPT

30h 00m

2 stops

ZAG

Mar 19

ZAG

14h 55m

1 stop

CPT

R12 501

Qatar Airways

Mar 13

CPT

25h 40m

1 stop

ZAG

Mar 20

ZAG

25h 20m

1 stop

CPT

R12 533

Qatar Airways

Mar 12

CPT

19h 20m

1 stop

ZAG

Mar 19

ZAG

31h 20m

1 stop

CPT

R12 549

British Airways

Jun 4

CPT

27h 45m

2 stops

ZAG

Jun 8

ZAG

20h 20m

1 stop

CPT

R12 772

Flights to Bucharest

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Air France

Mar 13

CPT

36h 15m

1 stop

OTP

Mar 20

OTP

23h 45m

1 stop

CPT

R11 542

Turkish Airlines

Mar 19

JNB

25h 20m

1 stop

OTP

Mar 23

OTP

12h 55m

1 stop

JNB

R11 877

Turkish Airlines

Mar 19

JNB

13h 40m

1 stop

OTP

Mar 23

OTP

24h 40m

1 stop

JNB

R11 941

Turkish Airlines

Jun 4

CPT

21h 00m

1 stop

OTP

Jun 8

OTP

20h 55m

1 stop

CPT

R11 957

Turkish Airlines

Jun 4

CPT

21h 00m

1 stop

OTP

Jun 8

OTP

27h 20m

1 stop

CPT

R12 005

Multiple Airlines

Mar 13

CPT

20h 10m

2 stops

OTP

Mar 20

OTP

23h 45m

1 stop

CPT

R12 165

Turkish Airlines

Mar 19

JNB

13h 40m

1 stop

OTP

Mar 23

OTP

19h 20m

1 stop

JNB

R12 357

Turkish Airlines

Jun 4

CPT

14h 35m

1 stop

OTP

Jun 8

OTP

15h 15m

1 stop

CPT

R12 724

Multiple Airlines

Mar 13

CPT

33h 55m

2 stops

OTP

Mar 20

OTP

25h 50m

2 stops

CPT

R12 772

Multiple Airlines

Mar 13

CPT

26h 30m

3 stops

OTP

Mar 20

OTP

23h 00m

2 stops

CPT

R13 316

Turkish Airlines

Mar 19

JNB

32h 10m

2 stops

OTP

Mar 23

OTP

24h 40m

1 stop

JNB

R13 316

Turkish Airlines

Mar 19

JNB

13h 40m

1 stop

OTP

Mar 23

OTP

18h 10m

2 stops

JNB

R13 732

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9:25 - 0:35

CPT

ATH

15h 10m

1 stop

17:40 - 7:30

ATH

CPT

37h 50m

1 stop

R8 696SWISS

Sun, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 23

10:10 - 1:40

JNB

ATH

15h 30m

1 stop

13:25 - 9:30

ATH

JNB

20h 05m

2 stops

R8 728Multiple Airlines

Sun, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 23

20:30 - 11:10

JNB

ATH

14h 40m

1 stop

19:00 - 16:00

ATH

JNB

21h 00m

1 stop

R8 904Qatar Airways

Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 10

13:45 - 11:10

JNB

ATH

21h 25m

1 stop

19:00 - 15:35

ATH

JNB

20h 35m

1 stop

R8 920Qatar Airways

Fri, Feb 6 - Fri, Feb 13

10:10 - 1:40

JNB

ATH

15h 30m

1 stop

17:35 - 9:30

ATH

JNB

15h 55m

1 stop

R9 000Lufthansa

Thu, Mar 12 - Thu, Mar 19

10:10 - 1:40

JNB

ATH

15h 30m

1 stop

14:10 - 9:30

ATH

JNB

19h 20m

1 stop

R9 080Lufthansa

Thu, Mar 12 - Thu, Mar 19

19:10 - 20:55

JNB

SKG

25h 45m

1 stop

21:45 - 10:50

SKG

JNB

13h 05m

1 stop

R10 359Turkish Airlines

Thu, Mar 12 - Thu, Mar 19

19:10 - 8:40

JNB

SKG

13h 30m

1 stop

9:30 - 10:50

SKG

JNB

25h 20m

1 stop

R10 375Turkish Airlines

Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17

19:10 - 15:05

DUR

ATH

19h 55m

1 stop

18:00 - 17:10

ATH

DUR

23h 10m

1 stop

R11 206Emirates

Sun, Feb 1 - Sat, Feb 14

19:10 - 15:05

DUR

ATH

19h 55m

1 stop

18:00 - 17:10

ATH

DUR

23h 10m

1 stop

R12 053Emirates

Fri, Feb 20 - Tue, Feb 24

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cape TownAthens

CPT - ATH

CPTATH

Cape Town Intl

Sun 8/2

9:25-0:35

1 stop15h 10m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 23/2

17:40-7:30

1 stop37h 50m

R8 696

JohannesburgAthens

JNB - ATH

JNBATH

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 8/2

10:10-1:40

1 stop15h 30m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 23/2

13:25-9:30

2 stops20h 05m

R8 728

JohannesburgAthens

JNB - ATH

JNBATH

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 3/2

20:30-11:10

1 stop14h 40m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 10/2

19:00-16:00

1 stop21h 00m

R8 904

JohannesburgAthens

JNB - ATH

JNBATH

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/2

13:45-11:10

1 stop21h 25m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Fri 13/2

19:00-15:35

1 stop20h 35m

R8 920

JohannesburgAthens

JNB - ATH

JNBATH

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 12/3

10:10-1:40

1 stop15h 30m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 19/3

17:35-9:30

1 stop15h 55m

R9 000

JohannesburgAthens

JNB - ATH

JNBATH

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 12/3

10:10-1:40

1 stop15h 30m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 19/3

14:10-9:30

1 stop19h 20m

R9 080

JohannesburgThessaloniki

JNB - SKG

JNBSKG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 12/3

19:10-20:55

1 stop25h 45m

Thessaloniki Makedonia

Thu 19/3

21:45-10:50

1 stop13h 05m

R10 359

JohannesburgThessaloniki

JNB - SKG

JNBSKG

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 10/3

19:10-8:40

1 stop13h 30m

Thessaloniki Makedonia

Tue 17/3

9:30-10:50

1 stop25h 20m

R10 375

DurbanAthens

DUR - ATH

DURATH

Durban King Shaka Intl

Sun 1/2

19:10-15:05

1 stop19h 55m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Sat 14/2

18:00-17:10

1 stop23h 10m

R11 206

DurbanAthens

DUR - ATH

DURATH

Durban King Shaka Intl

Fri 20/2

19:10-15:05

1 stop19h 55m

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 24/2

18:00-17:10

1 stop23h 10m

R12 053

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Which airlines fly to Southeast Europe?

Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines and Ethiopian Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Southeast Europe from South Africa according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Southeast Europe. Keep in mind that there are 14 different airlines that fly to Southeast Europe on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Cheap Southeast Europe flight deals and tips

Summary info about Southeast Europe flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	R4 908
Best Round-Trip Price	R8 696
Fastest flight time	14h 35m
Popular in	July

The best one-way flight price to Southeast Europe from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R4 908 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Athens Eleftherios V.).

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The best round-trip flight price to Southeast Europe from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R8 696 (Cape Town Intl to Athens Eleftherios V.).

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The fastest flight to Southeast Europe from South Africa takes 14h 35m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Dubrovnik).

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July has the highest demand for flights to Southeast Europe, with a 4% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Southeast Europe

Which airlines fly to Southeast Europe?

You can find flights to Southeast Europe from 14 airlines. If you’re unsure which to fly with, consider booking your flight with Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines or Ethiopian Air as these are the most popular among our users. Qatar Airways is the most favoured with 41% of momondo travellers booking flights with this airline.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Southeast Europe?

Prices for flights to Southeast Europe were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Southeast Europe?

The number of operators available for flights to Southeast Europe is 19 as of January 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Southeast Europe?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel to Southeast Europe.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Southeast Europe?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Southeast Europe can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Southeast Europe. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Southeast Europe?

It is quick and easy to find flights to Southeast Europe on momondo. We search and return numerous flight options from various airlines and agents. You can then use our filters to narrow your search until you have found the most convenient flight to Southeast Europe that suits you.

Can I find flights to Southeast Europe with flexible booking policies on momondo?

All flight searches to Southeast Europe on momondo can be filtered to show those which offer flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to Southeast Europe?

Once you have performed a search for flights to Southeast Europe, momondo helps you find the right flight by offering useful filters to narrow down your flight selection. Flights can be filtered by multiple factors such as airline, airport and price; but also by other criteria like aircraft type and payment method.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Southeast Europe right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

Of course. momondo tracks the price of Southeast Europe flights. All you need is a valid email address and we will do the rest; it is that quick and easy.