✈ JNB → DOH
JOHANNESBURG → DOHA: 8H 11M, 3,879 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Johannesburg to Doha
From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa → Hamad International (DOH), Qatar Middle East
↔ Flying the other way? Doha → Johannesburg
How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Doha?
A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Doha (DOH) takes about 8 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,879 miles (6,243 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,879 mi
6,243 km · great-circle
Avg speed
763 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Doha timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Qatar
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.
Flights from Johannesburg
Nearest destinations
- Johannesburg → Cape Town
- Johannesburg → Nairobi
- Johannesburg → Cairo
- Johannesburg → Abu Dhabi
- Johannesburg → Dubai
- Johannesburg → Tel Aviv
- Johannesburg → Mumbai
- Johannesburg → Athens
- Johannesburg → Rio de Janeiro
- Johannesburg → São Paulo
Long-haul from Johannesburg
Flights to Doha
Nearest origins
- Abu Dhabi → Doha
- Dubai → Doha
- Tel Aviv → Doha
- Cairo → Doha
- Mumbai → Doha
- Delhi → Doha
- Istanbul → Doha
- Athens → Doha
- Bucharest → Doha
- Nairobi → Doha
Long-haul to Doha
- Auckland → Doha
- Santiago → Doha
- Mexico City → Doha
- Los Angeles → Doha
- Buenos Aires → Doha
- Cancun → Doha
- Las Vegas → Doha
- San Francisco → Doha
- Dallas → Doha
- Sydney → Doha