✈ EDI → JNB
12H 11M, 5,969 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Edinburgh to Johannesburg
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 12 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,969 miles (9,606 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,969 mi
9,606 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
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.