✈ HND → JNB
16H 51M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Tokyo to Johannesburg
From Haneda (HND), Japan Asia → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Tokyo to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Tokyo (HND) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 16 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,403 miles (13,523 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 51m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,403 mi
13,523 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Tokyo timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.