Cape Town to Athens By Air freight, Cargo ship or Road

See the best way to ship your freight from Cape Town, South Africa to Athens, Greece by various transport modes including Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, emissions, route options and much more.

Cape Town to Athens by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Athens by plane will take about 1 day 18h and departs from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrives into Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH). There are flights departing 1-2 times a day on this route. Ethiopian Airlines is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 2-4 times a week.

Quickest air route

Cape Town International Airport to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

1 day 18h

1-2 times a day

8,830 km

5,487 mi.

1 transfer

No stops

Estimated emissions

166kg - 935kg CO₂ (per 100kg)

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: ETEthiopian Airlines
2-4 times a weekBoeing 787-9+1 others
Carrier Identifier: TKTurkish Airlines
Every 1-2 daysBoeing 787-9+1 others
Carrier Identifier: QRQatar Airways
Every 2-4 weeksAirbus A350-900+5 others
Carrier Identifier: KLKLM
1-2 times a weekBoeing 777-300ER+4 others
Carrier Identifier: LHLufthansaF
Every 2-4 weeksAirbus A321 Freighter+4 others
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Cape Town to Athens by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Cape Town to Athens by ship will take about 35 days 18h and departs from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrives into Gebze (TRGEB). There are vessels departing every 2-4 weeks on this route. MSC is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Cape Town to Gebze

Port of loading

Port of loading

35 days 18h

Every 2-4 weeks

18,932 km

11,764 mi.

1 transfer

3 stops

Estimated emissions

1.75t CO₂ (per TEU)

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 2-4 weeksMSC BRANKA+45 others
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Closest seaports

Cape Town to Piraeus

Port of loading

Port of loading

52 days 10h

1-2 times a week

21,621 km

13,434 mi.

1 transfer

4 stops

Estimated emissions

1.3t - 1.88t CO₂ (per TEU)

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 2-4 weeksMSC BRANKA+48 others
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 2-4 weeksSANTA CLARA+12 others
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
Every 1-2 weeksSEASPAN TOKYO+28 others
Carrier Identifier: EGLVEvergreen
Every 2-4 weeksEVER UNITED+13 others
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
Every 2-4 weeksCOSCO AQABA+31 others
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