Flight from Johannesburg to Sydney

From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Johannesburg

How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Sydney?

A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 13 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,850 miles (11,024 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 → Seattle
• Johannesburg → Vancouver
• Johannesburg → Las Vegas
• Johannesburg → Dallas
• Johannesburg → Mexico City
• Johannesburg → Chicago
• Johannesburg → Atlanta
• Johannesburg → Tokyo

More flights to Oceania

• Johannesburg → Melbourne
• Johannesburg → Auckland

Flights to Sydney

Nearest origins

• Melbourne → Sydney
• Auckland → Sydney
• Bali (Denpasar) → Sydney
• Manila → Sydney
• Singapore → Sydney
• Kuala Lumpur → Sydney
• Taipei → Sydney
• Hong Kong → Sydney
• Bangkok → Sydney
• Osaka → Sydney

Long-haul to Sydney

• Lisbon → Sydney
• Casablanca → Sydney
• Madrid → Sydney
• Dublin → Sydney
• Barcelona → Sydney
• London → Sydney
• Manchester → Sydney
• Paris → Sydney
• Edinburgh → Sydney
• Brussels → Sydney

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Sydney
• Cape Town → Sydney
• Nairobi → Sydney