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✈ JNB → MAN

11H 51M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

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

↔ Flying the other way? Manchester → Johannesburg

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.

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