✈ MAN → JNB
11H 51M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,789 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Manchester to Johannesburg
From Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Manchester to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Manchester (MAN) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 11 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,789 miles (9,317 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 51m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,789 mi
9,317 km · great-circle
Avg speed
787 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Manchester 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.