✈ JNB → MAD
10H 24M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Johannesburg to Madrid
From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa → Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe
How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Madrid?
A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 10 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,037 miles (8,106 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 24m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,037 mi
8,106 km · great-circle
Avg speed
779 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
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.