✈ MAD → JNB

10H 24M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
10h 24m
Distance
5,037 mi
Or
8,106 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Madrid to Johannesburg

From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe  →  O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa

How long is the flight from Madrid to Johannesburg?

A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 10 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,037 miles (8,106 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 24m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,037 mi

8,106 km · great-circle

Avg speed

779 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Madrid timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Johannesburg timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1200 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1386 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 332 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.