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✈ JNB → ZRH

10H 46M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
10h 46m
Distance
5,231 mi
Or
8,419 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Johannesburg to Zurich

From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa  →  Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → Johannesburg

How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Zurich?

A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 10 hours 46 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,231 miles (8,419 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 46m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,231 mi

8,419 km · great-circle

Avg speed

782 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Johannesburg timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Zurich timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Zurich

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1246 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1440 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 345 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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