✈ YYZ → JNB
16H 40M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Toronto to Johannesburg
From Pearson (YYZ), Canada North America → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Toronto to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 16 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,307 miles (13,369 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 40m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,307 mi
13,369 km · great-circle
Avg speed
802 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Toronto timezone
UTC-4
America/Toronto
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.