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Cheap Flight Deals to Athens

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Athens that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals to Athens

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Athens.
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10:10 - 0:55JNB-ATH
14h 45m1 stop
13:45 - 10:25ATH-JNB
20h 40m1 stop
R8 071
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Sun, Mar 9 - Tue, Mar 18
20:25 - 12:55JNB-ATH
16h 30m1 stop
17:40 - 10:25ATH-JNB
16h 45m1 stop
R8 456SWISS
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Mon, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 17
20:00 - 11:45JNB-ATH
15h 45m1 stop
13:15 - 9:25ATH-JNB
20h 10m1 stop
R9 979Qatar Airways
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Wed, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 12
8:20 - 20:45JNB-ATH
11h 25m1 stop
7:10 - 20:10ATH-JNB
14h 00m1 stop
R10 181Ethiopian Air
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Tue, May 27 - Tue, Jun 10
8:20 - 20:45JNB-ATH
11h 25m1 stop
7:10 - 20:10ATH-JNB
14h 00m1 stop
R10 217Ethiopian Air
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Tue, May 27 - Tue, Jun 10
13:20 - 11:45JNB-ATH
22h 25m1 stop
13:15 - 9:25ATH-JNB
20h 10m1 stop
R10 309Qatar Airways
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Fri, Mar 7 - Fri, Mar 14
17:50 - 3:05JNB-ATH
32h 15m1 stop
3:55 - 10:35ATH-JNB
31h 40m1 stop
R10 419Turkish Airlines
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Tue, May 6 - Mon, May 12
17:55 - 9:00JNB-ATH
14h 05m1 stop
15:40 - 10:35ATH-JNB
19h 55m1 stop
R10 529Turkish Airlines
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Fri, May 16 - Sun, May 25
19:10 - 14:00DUR-ATH
18h 50m1 stop
17:05 - 17:10ATH-DUR
24h 05m1 stop
R16 014Emirates
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Sun, Mar 16 - Sun, Mar 23
18:40 - 20:25DUR-ATH
24h 45m1 stop
23:10 - 16:35ATH-DUR
18h 25m1 stop
R17 408Emirates
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Sun, Jun 1 - Sat, Jun 21

Flights to Athens - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Athens to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Athens?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Athens clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Athens is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R13 102. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R14 420 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Athens?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Athens, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Athens is February, where tickets cost R10 657 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R14 400 and R14 014 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R10 657.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Athens?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Athens depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Athens is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R12 629 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Athens is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R13 609.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Athens?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Athens, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

June

Cheapest flight

R5 852
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Athens

When to book flights to Athens

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Athens based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Athens based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Athens flights

  • How far is Athens Eleftherios V. Airport from central Athens?

    You’ll need to travel 20 km to reach the Athens city centre from Athens Eleftherios V. Airport.

  • What is the name of Athens’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Athens, called Athens Eleftherios V. Airport (ATH). It can also be referred to as Athens, Athens Intl, Athens Intl Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", Eleftherios V., or Spata.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Athens?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Athens.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Athens?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Athens is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Athens?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Athens with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Athens?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Athens up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Athens

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Athens flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Athens Eleftherios V.?

Find which airlines fly direct to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Athens Eleftherios V.

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +86 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +87 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +80 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +87 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +88 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +85 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +86 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +86 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +87 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +83 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +84 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +87 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +88 more

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Direct returns

Athens Eleftherios V. to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +86 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +87 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +80 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +87 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +88 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +85 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +86 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +86 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +87 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +83 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +84 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, +87 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +88 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Athens

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Athens. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Athens. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Athens? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3292 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
8,0Comfort
Airline reviews

Flight was delayed by and hour but were informed beforehand

10,0 ExcellentAli, Jan 2025JED - DXB
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Flight was delayed by and hour but were informed beforehand

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Emeritus is ***** Fly dubai is 0 we need better service for Fly Dubai

Very bad groud crew taking bags less than 7kg Bad food Old plane

Amazing and great experience, crew was available and took great care of my parents. Food was nice and so was the service. Aircraft from Dubai to Mumbai was not so great and was a big showdown of the aircraft service

Flight attendants were great. Comfort of seat and lie down bed pretty good. Food was very mediocre. Wine was good (red French wine) although I should have taken advantage of having more! :-) it was too late on the flight From znz—I was tired…then too early from Dubai. Woman sitting behind me dropped a full bag of garbage on my head while I was sleeping…orange peels, wet partially eaten food and very smelly food garbage which I literally had to pick out of my hair, off my face and away from my pillow. Not the airlines fault but still a very unpleasant experience.

Business class on this plane was adequate, service, amenities, swag, and crew was amazing!

Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

Nothing, all that I know is that I will never travel with Emirates again Qatar is were I belong. You guys should send someone over to experience what true acomadation is, Emirates has the worst food that I ever eat on any airline ,even jetblue has better food and snacks that curry Indian garbage you guys serve just make people sick.

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

My experience with Qatar airway was very unsatisfactory. They lost my child’s stroller and I was told they found it and will send it to the hotel which was a lie. I had to go back to the airport baggage claim and pick up myself after trying to contact them many times!. There was a lack professional and communication. I am very disappointed in Qatar airway and will not be recommending them to friends and family nor will I be flying with them in the future.

No difference between US airline and Qatar. Both cramp as many people. The airline seems to change planes without notice choice is seating when making reservations online doesn’t match the plane a passenger is on. Especially paying extra. Nothing special No different than US carriers.

Aircraft was spacious compared to American Airlines, food was great, entertainment was much better with a wide variety of options, and the crew was very polite.

Overall experience was OK. Seats were truly uncomfortable for such a long flight. Food quality was mediocre at best. The staff was great though!

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

we were delayed from Athens to Abu Dhabi by an hour and a half, so I had trouble connecting the flight from there to Bali. It could have been done had they waited even 15 mins. There was another lady who was in the same boat. By the time we were half way across the terminal, they have actually already issued different flights for us to go Jakarta then to Bali. Not to mention the inconvenience of waiting over 4 hrs at the airport and the subsequent inconvenience, we did not arrive to Bali till after 800pm the next day, which means I paid for the hotel for nothing when I could have been there before noon the next day! There was little explanation. It was just as well I needed some assistance getting around, otherwise the 2 of us would have been completely lost! Not going to fly with them again!

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Good. The food was very bad. Except for the chicken rice, rest of the dish went to trash.

The flight was delayed which cause me to miss my connecting flight in AbuDhsbi airport.

I did not have a good experience in both flights of Etihad. First of all, when I was booking the flight, there were two options. The first option was a cheaper flight with longer layover (9 hrs), or a more expensive flight with shorter layover (2 hrs). I booked the expensive flight with shorter layover because I wanted a more comfortable trip. A few days before the trip, Etihad informed me that the departure time of my first flight will change 7 hours earlier, leading to an 9 hour layover, without giving me another option nor reimbursing me for the extra cost. They didn’t even send me an apologetic email for this change. Regarding the flight experience, I would rate it as mediocre. This is mostly because the pilots of both flights did their best to give us the worst approach to airports that I have ever experienced. In the case of the first flight they had to aboard the landing and took off again right before touching the landing strip. The captain said that it was due to wind conditions but the second time the pilot followed the same direction as the first time to land the plane.

Only 1 time food and drinks together was offered, for total 5 hours duration drinks and snacks was never offered. For some people food choice was not available, only veg was available. No entertainment option was there. Crew members were mostly back of the flight asking each other for KitKat and chips to share between them.

Etihad flight sector is a local . .give the same quality upto destination

Seat selection screen while online check-in could include free seats to choose from and show the options before we proceed. Currently, it is auto-allocated and there are no options for free seat selections.

Lovely crew - comfortable journey despite it being an older plane.

The WiFi setup on the plane is needlessly cumbersome. Simplify the interface and login.

3 hours delay to start with and then food was terrible.

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

For me it was a good experience… thank you Turkish Airlines

Seats are not clean inside the very dirty and need to improve

Terrible boarding experience, with an incomprehensible assignment of priorities. “Fast track” was the slowest. Poor system planning.

The flight was delayed both legs of the journey. The seats were cramped.

The plane is cramped and there is no space to move. The seats should not recline because when a person in front drops their seat you are trapped and you can't even see the entertainment screen because it is right in front of your face. I like that checked luggage is included. The food tasted good but they ran out of breakfast choices. The crew is nice.

The seats have to be one of the worst when it comes to comfort and you have to scramble around to out your handbag in the overhead. The food is still awful. Definitely will not travel on Turkish again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone for sure.

Check in was not available online. It was super long line to check in

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Athens found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/3Sun
1 stop
14h 45mJNB-ATH
18/3Tue
1 stop
20h 40mATH-JNB
R8 071
10/3Mon
1 stopSWISS
16h 30mJNB-ATH
17/3Mon
1 stopSWISS
16h 45mATH-JNB
R8 456
5/3Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
15h 45mJNB-ATH
12/3Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 10mATH-JNB
R9 979
27/5Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 25mJNB-ATH
10/6Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 00mATH-JNB
R10 181
27/5Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 25mJNB-ATH
10/6Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 00mATH-JNB
R10 217
7/3Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 25mJNB-ATH
14/3Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 10mATH-JNB
R10 309
6/5Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 15mJNB-ATH
12/5Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
31h 40mATH-JNB
R10 419
16/5Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 05mJNB-ATH
25/5Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
19h 55mATH-JNB
R10 529
16/3Sun
1 stopEmirates
18h 50mDUR-ATH
23/3Sun
1 stopEmirates
24h 05mATH-DUR
R16 014
1/6Sun
1 stopEmirates
24h 45mDUR-ATH
21/6Sat
1 stopEmirates
18h 25mATH-DUR
R17 408

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Athens found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
25/5Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 45mJNB-ATH
R5 852
25/5Sun
2 stopsEtihad Airways
31h 40mJNB-ATH
R6 108
25/5Sun
3 stopsQatar Airways
26h 20mJNB-ATH
R9 337
24/5Sat
2 stops
22h 40mJNB-ATH
R11 538
1/3Sat
3 stops
37h 05mJNB-ATH
R25 351
1/3Sat
2 stops
38h 45mJNB-ATH
R29 019
28/2Fri
3 stops
33h 50mJNB-ATH
R29 955
1/3Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 25mJNB-ATH
R30 046
28/2Fri
2 stops
36h 20mJNB-ATH
R31 826

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Last minute flights to Athens

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Athens that are departing in the next 10 days.
19/2Wed
multi-stop
16h 45mCPT-ATH
26/2Wed
multi-stop
17h 40mATH-CPT
R9 190
19/2Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
15h 25mCPT-ATH
26/2Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
17h 40mATH-CPT
R9 942
17/2Mon
multi-stopSWISS
20h 50mCPT-ATH
2/3Sun
multi-stopSWISS
17h 25mATH-CPT
R10 052
19/2Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 05mCPT-ATH
25/2Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 40mATH-CPT
R10 107
19/2Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 05mCPT-ATH
25/2Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 40mATH-CPT
R10 217
17/2Mon
multi-stopSWISS
18h 20mCPT-ATH
2/3Sun
multi-stopSWISS
28h 00mATH-CPT
R10 621
17/2Mon
multi-stopKLM
26h 35mCPT-ATH
2/3Sun
multi-stopKLM
30h 40mATH-CPT
R12 088
19/2Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
18h 45mCPT-ATH
25/2Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 40mATH-CPT
R12 162
19/2Wed
multi-stop
16h 45mCPT-ATH
26/2Wed
multi-stop
19h 10mATH-CPT
R12 180
17/2Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 05mCPT-ATH
1/3Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
12h 55mATH-CPT
R12 492

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