✈ BKK → JNB
11H 28M FROM BANGKOK TO JOHANNESBURG. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Bangkok to Johannesburg
From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Bangkok to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 11 hours 28 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,590 miles (8,997 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 28m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,590 mi
8,997 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bangkok timezone
UTC+7
Asia/Bangkok
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
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.