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 37mR 5,376–17,406Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane ATH - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
20h 41mR 6,652–23,807Fly 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 17mR 6,181–15,826Fly 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 24mR 6,616–24,176
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 and bus which costs R 6 000 - R 16 000 and takes 23h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Durban is to fly which takes 18h 37m and costs R 5 000 - R 18 000.
The distance between Athens and Durban is 7614 km.
It takes approximately 18h 37m to get from Athens to Durban, including transfers.
There are 2145+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Durban, South Africa?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and seven 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
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–12,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–12,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- 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 7,000–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- 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 7,000–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,500–17,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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 7,000–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Cairo, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- 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 5,000–17,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,500–17,000
- 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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