✈ LHR → JNB
11H 33M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,639 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from London to Johannesburg
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
↔ Flying the other way? Johannesburg → London
How long is the flight from London to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 11 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,639 miles (9,075 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,639 mi
9,075 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
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.
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Flights to Johannesburg
Nearest origins
- Cape Town → Johannesburg
- Nairobi → Johannesburg
- Doha → Johannesburg
- Cairo → Johannesburg
- Abu Dhabi → Johannesburg
- Dubai → Johannesburg
- Tel Aviv → Johannesburg
- Mumbai → Johannesburg
- Athens → Johannesburg
- Rio de Janeiro → Johannesburg
Long-haul to Johannesburg
- San Francisco → Johannesburg
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- Seattle → Johannesburg
- Vancouver → Johannesburg
- Las Vegas → Johannesburg
- Dallas → Johannesburg
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- Chicago → Johannesburg
- Atlanta → Johannesburg
- Tokyo → Johannesburg