✈ JNB → DEL
JOHANNESBURG → DELHI IN 10H 17M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Johannesburg to Delhi
From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Delhi (DEL) takes about 10 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,978 miles (8,011 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 17m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,978 mi
8,011 km · great-circle
Avg speed
779 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
+3.5h
3h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.