There are 3 ways to get from Athens to Philippi by plane, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ATH - CPT
17h 43mR 5,729–15,244Car ferry to Milos Island National Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Miloscarferry
- Fly from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MLO - CPT
25h 28mR 13,353–42,341Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KLX - CPT
29h 41mR 17,511–41,688
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Philippi is to fly which costs R 5 500 - R 16 000 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Philippi is to fly which takes 17h 43m and costs R 5 500 - R 16 000.
The distance between Athens and Philippi is 8057 km.
It takes approximately 17h 43m to get from Athens to Philippi, including transfers.
Philippi is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 2:35 PM in Athens and 1:35 PM in Philippi.
There are 7604+ hotels available in Philippi.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Philippi, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–23,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–43,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–43,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–43,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–41,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Thessaloniki, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–39,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–40,000
Flights from Milos Island National Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Athens International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–43,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–45,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–47,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–36,000
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 420–600
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Milos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–3,300
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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