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✈ ATH → CPT

10H 17M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
10h 17m
Distance
4,980 mi
Or
8,014 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Athens to Cape Town

From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Athens

How long is the flight from Athens to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 10 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,980 miles (8,014 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 17m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,980 mi

8,014 km · great-circle

Avg speed

779 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1186 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1370 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 329 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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