There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Durban by plane or bus
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Fly to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane ATH - DUR
18h 35mR 5,874–17,404Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane ATH - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
21h 19mR 7,150–20,805Fly to Richards Bay, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane ATH - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
23h 35mR 6,679–19,824Fly to Maputo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane ATH - MPM
- Take the bus from Maputo to Durban Bus Stnbus
22h 37mR 7,114–21,174
Athens International Airport (ATH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Durban is to fly which costs R 5 500 - R 18 000 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Durban is to fly which takes 18h 35m and costs R 5 500 - R 18 000.
The distance between Athens and Durban is 7613 km.
It takes approximately 18h 35m to get from Athens to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 4:13 AM in Athens and 3:13 AM in Durban.
There are 2155+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Durban, South Africa?
Emirates, Egyptair, and six other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Doha, Maputo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Cairo, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Maputo to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 390–1,300
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- R 1,100–1,300
- Flexi
- R 1,000–1,300
- Saver
- R 950–1,300
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