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✈ NBO → JNB

4H 13M FLIGHT. 1,809 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.

Flight time
4h 13m
Distance
1,809 mi
Or
2,912 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Nairobi to Johannesburg

From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa  →  O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Johannesburg → Nairobi

How long is the flight from Nairobi to Johannesburg?

A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 4 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,809 miles (2,912 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 13m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,809 mi

2,912 km · great-circle

Avg speed

691 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Nairobi timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Nairobi

Johannesburg timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 355 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 498 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 119 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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