Flight from Johannesburg to Seattle

From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa  →  Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Seattle → Johannesburg

How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Seattle?

A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 20 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,264 miles (16,519 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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 → Doha
• Johannesburg → Cairo
• Johannesburg → Abu Dhabi
• Johannesburg → Dubai
• Johannesburg → Tel Aviv
• Johannesburg → Mumbai
• Johannesburg → Athens
• Johannesburg → Rio de Janeiro

Long-haul from Johannesburg

• Johannesburg → San Francisco
• Johannesburg → Los Angeles
• Johannesburg → Vancouver
• Johannesburg → Las Vegas
• Johannesburg → Dallas
• Johannesburg → Mexico City
• Johannesburg → Chicago
• Johannesburg → Atlanta
• Johannesburg → Tokyo
• Johannesburg → Cancun

More flights to North America

• Johannesburg → New York
• Johannesburg → Miami
• Johannesburg → Boston
• Johannesburg → Toronto

Flights to Seattle

Nearest origins

• Vancouver → Seattle
• San Francisco → Seattle
• Las Vegas → Seattle
• Los Angeles → Seattle
• Dallas → Seattle
• Chicago → Seattle
• Toronto → Seattle
• Atlanta → Seattle
• Mexico City → Seattle
• New York → Seattle

Long-haul to Seattle

• Cape Town → Seattle
• Nairobi → Seattle
• Melbourne → Seattle
• Bali (Denpasar) → Seattle
• Kuala Lumpur → Seattle
• Singapore → Seattle
• Sydney → Seattle
• Mumbai → Seattle
• Abu Dhabi → Seattle
• Bangkok → Seattle

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Seattle
• Casablanca → Seattle