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✈ MEX → JNB

MEXICO CITY → JOHANNESBURG: 18H 8M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time
18h 8m
Distance
9,071 mi
Or
14,598 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Mexico City to Johannesburg

From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America  →  O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Johannesburg → Mexico City

How long is the flight from Mexico City to Johannesburg?

A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 18 hours 8 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,071 miles (14,598 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

18h 8m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

9,071 mi

14,598 km · great-circle

Avg speed

805 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Johannesburg timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2161 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2496 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 599 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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