Flight from Seattle to Johannesburg

From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America  →  O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Johannesburg → Seattle

How long is the flight from Seattle to Johannesburg?

A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 20 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,264 miles (16,519 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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.

Flights from Seattle

Nearest destinations

• Seattle → Vancouver
• Seattle → San Francisco
• Seattle → Las Vegas
• Seattle → Los Angeles
• Seattle → Dallas
• Seattle → Chicago
• Seattle → Toronto
• Seattle → Atlanta
• Seattle → Mexico City
• Seattle → New York

Long-haul from Seattle

• Seattle → Cape Town
• Seattle → Nairobi
• Seattle → Melbourne
• Seattle → Bali (Denpasar)
• Seattle → Kuala Lumpur
• Seattle → Singapore
• Seattle → Sydney
• Seattle → Mumbai
• Seattle → Abu Dhabi
• Seattle → Bangkok

More flights to Africa

• Seattle → Cairo
• Seattle → Casablanca

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
• Los Angeles → Johannesburg
• Vancouver → Johannesburg
• Las Vegas → Johannesburg
• Dallas → Johannesburg
• Mexico City → Johannesburg
• Chicago → Johannesburg
• Atlanta → Johannesburg
• Tokyo → Johannesburg
• Cancun → Johannesburg

More flights from North America

• New York → Johannesburg
• Miami → Johannesburg
• Boston → Johannesburg
• Toronto → Johannesburg