There are 5 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
17h 37mR 4,971–17,401Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane ATH - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
20h 41mR 5,647–19,802Fly 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
22h 37mR 5,676–16,821Fly 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 34mR 6,611–22,171Fly to Mthatha Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane ATH - UTT
- Take the bus from Mthatha to Durbanbus
25h 51mR 6,561–23,691
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 4 900 - R 18 000 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Durban is to fly which takes 17h 37m and costs R 4 900 - R 18 000.
The distance between Athens and Durban is 7614 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Athens to Durban, including transfers.
There are 2167+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Durban, South Africa?
Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
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 7,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- 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 7,000–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
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 7,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Doha, Maputo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
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 7,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–17,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Richards Bay via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–17,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
- 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 6,000–17,000
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 7,000–20,000
- 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
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Mthatha to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–420
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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