✈ JNB → KIX
16H 20M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Johannesburg to Osaka
From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa → Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Osaka → Johannesburg
How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Osaka?
A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Osaka (KIX) takes about 16 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,136 miles (13,093 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 20m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,136 mi
13,093 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Osaka timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.
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