✈ JNB → MAN

JOHANNESBURG → MANCHESTER IN 11H 51M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
11h 51m
Distance
5,789 mi
Or
9,317 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Johannesburg to Manchester

From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa  →  Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe

How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Manchester?

A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Manchester (MAN) takes about 11 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,789 miles (9,317 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 51m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,789 mi

9,317 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Johannesburg timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Manchester timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1379 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1593 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 382 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.