✈ JNB → SYD
JOHANNESBURG → SYDNEY IN 13H 52M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Johannesburg to Sydney
From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Johannesburg
How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 13 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,850 miles (11,024 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,850 mi
11,024 km · great-circle
Avg speed
795 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+8h
8 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8d
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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