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✈ BKK → JNB

BANGKOK → JOHANNESBURG IN 11H 28M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
11h 28m
Distance
5,590 mi
Or
8,997 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Bangkok to Johannesburg

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia  →  O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Johannesburg → Bangkok

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.

✈ Flight 1332 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1538 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 369 kg CO₂

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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