✈ ATH → JNB

ATHENS → JOHANNESBURG: 9H 15M, 4,436 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.

Flight time
9h 15m
Distance
4,436 mi
Or
7,139 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Athens to Johannesburg

From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe  →  O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Johannesburg → Athens

How long is the flight from Athens to Johannesburg?

A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 9 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,436 miles (7,139 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 15m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,436 mi

7,139 km · great-circle

Avg speed

772 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

Johannesburg timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1057 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1221 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 293 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.