How often are flights from Athens to Cape Town delayed?

About 0% of weekly flights between Athens and Cape Town have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 0 minutes.

Which airport typically offers the quickest stopover for flights from Athens to Cape Town?

Flights via Addis Ababa (ADD) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average stopover time of 1h 13m.

What is the most punctual flight time for Athens to Cape Town flights?

Historically, flights departing in the morning are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the morning tend to experience delays more often.

What’s the top stopover airport for flights from Athens to Cape Town?

Amsterdam (AMS) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 38% of one-stop itineraries from Athens to Cape Town on Cheapflights.

What’s the fastest stopover option from Athens to Cape Town?

Flights via Addis Ababa (ADD) have the shortest average one-way travel time for one-stop routes: 13h 10m.

What day of the week experiences the fewest flight delays on this route?

Sunday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Sunday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.

What’s the cheapest stopover airport for flights from Athens to Cape Town?

Addis Ababa (ADD) is the most affordable one-stop option, with an average return flight price of R13 203.

How long is the flight from Athens to Cape Town?

For as low as R11 903, Lufthansa can have you in Cape Town from Athens in 25h 05m. There are 8010 km between Athens and Cape Town. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.

What is the cheapest airline to fly from Athens to Cape Town round-trip?

Our cheapest airline available from Athens to Cape Town is Turkish Airlines. Our recent data shows that you can find tickets from as low as R13 390 on this airline. Users have found that Turkish Airlines is 14% cheaper than the other options available to this destination.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Cape Town ranges from 20.0 - 100.0 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 100.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Cape Town when rainfall is around 20.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Cape Town, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 21.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of July, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 12.0 C).

Can I find deals for flights from Athens to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Athens to Cape Town flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Athens to Cape Town?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Athens to Cape Town.

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Q: How much does it cost for a return flight from Athens to Cape Town?

Airfare is below average for this route at the moment. Athens to Cape Town flights typically cost between R13 367 and R20 419 in December. The cheapest return flight price found within the last 3 days was R11 799 on Lufthansa (Dec 4-Dec 17).

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Thu 4/1212:50ATH - CPT

1 stop18h 50mLufthansa

Wed 17/129:30CPT - ATH

1 stop16h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 21/10R11 799

Thu 4/1212:50ATH - CPT

1 stop18h 50mLufthansa

Thu 11/129:30CPT - ATH

1 stop16h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 20/10R11 903

Wed 26/1117:40ATH - CPT

1 stop17h 15mSWISS

Mon 26/120:10CPT - ATH

1 stop20h 30mSWISS

Deal found 21/10R12 284

Wed 19/1114:25ATH - CPT

1 stop19h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 26/118:45CPT - ATH

1 stop29h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/10R12 457

Wed 26/1113:10ATH - CPT

1 stop22h 40mTurkish Airlines

Mon 19/117:15CPT - ATH

1 stop27h 35mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 21/10R12 544

Tue 25/117:05ATH - CPT

1 stop24h 25mSWISS

Mon 26/120:10CPT - ATH

1 stop20h 30mSWISS

Deal found 21/10R12 890

Tue 18/1121:00ATH - CPT

1 stop37h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 25/1112:30CPT - ATH

1 stop33h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R12 925

Thu 27/116:35ATH - CPT

1 stop25h 05mLufthansa

Tue 27/19:30CPT - ATH

1 stop26h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 21/10R12 960

Fri 5/1220:00ATH - CPT

2 stops35h 30mSWISS

Fri 12/129:00CPT - ATH

1 stop15h 35mSWISS

Deal found 21/10R12 977

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Mon 1/126:35ATH - CPT

1 stop25h 05mLufthansa

Wed 17/129:30CPT - ATH

1 stop16h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 20/10R11 903

Sun 7/1217:40ATH - CPT

1 stop28h 25mSWISS

Sun 21/129:00CPT - ATH

1 stop17h 10mSWISS

Deal found 21/10R12 284

Tue 18/1113:45ATH - CPT

1 stop32h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 25/1115:20CPT - ATH

2 stops22h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R13 532

Thu 20/1113:10ATH - CPT

1 stop22h 40mTurkish Airlines

Wed 14/117:15CPT - ATH

1 stop19h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 20/10R13 653

Thu 4/1212:50ATH - CPT

1 stop18h 50mLufthansa

Thu 11/129:30CPT - ATH

1 stop16h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 20/10R11 903

Fri 5/1217:40ATH - CPT

1 stop37h 50mSWISS

Fri 12/129:00CPT - ATH

1 stop27h 55mSWISS

Deal found 20/10R12 890

Wed 19/116:05ATH - CPT

2 stops27h 40mMultiple Airlines

Wed 26/117:55CPT - ATH

1 stop29h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/10R13 583

Thu 4/1214:10ATH - CPT

2 stops17h 30mLufthansa

Wed 17/129:30CPT - ATH

1 stop16h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 20/10R12 509

Thu 4/1213:45ATH - CPT

2 stops17h 55mSWISS

Wed 17/129:30CPT - ATH

2 stops27h 25mSWISS

Deal found 20/10R13 358

Thu 4/126:25ATH - CPT

3 stops35h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 11/1212:30CPT - ATH

2 stops35h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/10R13 791

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Wed 29/1017:20ATH - CPT

1 stop28h 35mMultiple Airlines

Mon 3/117:55CPT - ATH

1 stop18h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R13 376

Tue 18/1121:00ATH - CPT

1 stop37h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 25/1112:30CPT - ATH

1 stop33h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R12 925

Wed 19/1114:25ATH - CPT

1 stop19h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 26/118:45CPT - ATH

1 stop29h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/10R12 457

Thu 20/1113:45ATH - CPT

1 stop17h 45mMultiple Airlines

Thu 15/19:30CPT - ATH

1 stop16h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R13 410

Tue 25/117:05ATH - CPT

1 stop24h 25mSWISS

Mon 26/120:10CPT - ATH

1 stop20h 30mSWISS

Deal found 21/10R12 890

Tue 25/1110:25ATH - CPT

1 stop20h 20mMultiple Airlines

Tue 27/112:30CPT - ATH

1 stop25h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R13 081

Wed 26/1117:40ATH - CPT

1 stop37h 50mSWISS

Sun 25/19:25CPT - ATH

1 stop15h 10mSWISS

Deal found 21/10R12 284

Wed 26/1113:10ATH - CPT

1 stop22h 40mTurkish Airlines

Mon 19/117:15CPT - ATH

1 stop27h 35mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 21/10R12 544

Wed 26/1117:35ATH - CPT

1 stop17h 25mLufthansa

Tue 27/19:30CPT - ATH

1 stop26h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 21/10R13 098

Thu 27/116:35ATH - CPT

1 stop25h 05mLufthansa

Tue 27/19:30CPT - ATH

1 stop26h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 21/10R12 960

Sat 29/1121:40ATH - CPT

1 stop14h 10mTurkish Airlines

Tue 27/117:15CPT - ATH

1 stop15h 25mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 21/10R13 462

One-way flights from Athens to Cape Town
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Sun 9/1117:00ATH - CPT

2 stops41h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/10R8 143

Thu 20/1123:15ATH - CPT

2 stops58h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/10R8 368

Thu 20/1113:10ATH - CPT

1 stop22h 40mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 20/10R8 784

Sun 26/109:55ATH - CPT

3 stops36h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/10R9 061

Wed 31/1215:45ATH - CPT

3 stops22h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R9 131

Mon 29/1223:50ATH - CPT

2 stops41h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R9 408

Sun 28/1218:10ATH - CPT

3 stops44h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/10R9 599

Cheap flight deals from Athens to Cape Town

Round-trip from	R11 799
One-way from	R8 143
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	February
Average price	R18 002

Lufthansa
4/12-17/12
2 total stops
35h 00m total
Athens to Cape Town

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9/11
2 total stops
41h 00m total
Athens to Cape Town

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 4% potential increase in price (R11 535 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 2% potential price decrease (R6 432 potential savings vs. average return price).

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AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Mon 1/12

6:35-7:40

1 stop25h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 17/12

9:30-1:40

1 stop16h 10m

R11 903

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 4/12

12:50-7:40

1 stop18h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 11/12

9:30-1:40

1 stop16h 10m

R11 903

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Sun 7/12

17:40-22:05

1 stop28h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 21/12

9:00-2:10

1 stop17h 10m

R12 284

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 4/12

14:10-7:40

2 stops17h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 17/12

9:30-1:40

1 stop16h 10m

R12 509

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Fri 5/12

17:40-7:30

1 stop37h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 12/12

9:00-12:55

1 stop27h 55m

R12 890

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 4/12

13:45-7:40

2 stops17h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 17/12

9:30-12:55

2 stops27h 25m

R13 358

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Tue 18/11

13:45-21:55

1 stop32h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 25/11

15:20-13:35

2 stops22h 15m

R13 532

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Wed 19/11

6:05-9:45

2 stops27h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 26/11

7:55-13:35

1 stop29h 40m

R13 583

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 20/11

13:10-11:50

1 stop22h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 14/1

17:15-12:20

1 stop19h 05m

R13 653

AthensCape Town

ATH - CPT

ATHCPT

Athens Eleftherios V.

Thu 4/12

6:25-17:25

3 stops35h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 11/12

12:30-0:25

2 stops35h 55m

R13 791

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Athens to Cape Town?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Athens to Cape Town (average of R11 366). Flying from Athens to Cape Town in July is currently the most expensive (average of R15 524). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from ATH to CPT?

It’s optimal to fly from Athens to Cape Town in the evening. By choosing this option you can save up to 19% on the cost of your flight, compared to a flight in the morning.

How much does it cost for a return flight from Athens to Cape Town?

Reviews of airlines servicing Cape Town

See what other customers who have flown with Turkish Airlines from Athens to Cape Town have to say. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Turkish Airlines

7,3

Good

4 022 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Anonymous,Oct 2024

ATH - IST

Check-in line took us 1 and half hour. Why not offer online check-in like most airlines do?

Turkish Airlines

7,3

Good

4 022 reviews

Turkish Airlines

7,3

Good

4 022 reviews

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1 / 20

6,0

Good

Anonymous,Oct 2024

ATH - IST

Check-in line took us 1 and half hour. Why not offer online check-in like most airlines do?

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How long is the flight from Athens to Cape Town?
For as low as R11 903, Lufthansa can have you in Cape Town from Athens in 25h 05m. There are 8010 km between Athens and Cape Town. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.
What is the cheapest airline to fly from Athens to Cape Town round-trip?
Our cheapest airline available from Athens to Cape Town is Turkish Airlines. Our recent data shows that you can find tickets from as low as R13 390 on this airline. Users have found that Turkish Airlines is 14% cheaper than the other options available to this destination.
Can I find deals for flights from Athens to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Athens to Cape Town flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Athens to Cape Town?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Athens to Cape Town.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Athens to Cape Town?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Athens to Cape Town by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Athens to Cape Town?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Athens to Cape Town (average of R11 366). Flying from Athens to Cape Town in July is currently the most expensive (average of R15 524). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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