✈ SCL → JNB
SANTIAGO → JOHANNESBURG IN 11H 43M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Santiago to Johannesburg
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Santiago to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 11 hours 43 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,723 miles (9,210 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 43m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,723 mi
9,210 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.