✈ JNB → KIX

16H 20M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
16h 20m
Distance
8,136 mi
Or
13,093 km
Jet lag
7h

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.

✈ Flight 1938 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2239 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 537 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.