✈ TLV → JNB
8H 30M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Tel Aviv to Johannesburg
From Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Tel Aviv to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 8 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,041 miles (6,504 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 30m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,041 mi
6,504 km · great-circle
Avg speed
766 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
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.