✈ SYD → JNB
13H 52M FROM SYDNEY TO JOHANNESBURG. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Sydney to Johannesburg
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Sydney to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 13 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,850 miles (11,024 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,850 mi
11,024 km · great-circle
Avg speed
795 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
Westward — easier
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.