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Direct Flying times to Johannesburg from World Gateways

Information courtesy Johannesburg Tourism
www.joburg.org.za;

Most tourists from abroad can expect long air trips to the southern end of Africa. Different airlines fly different routes, but these are typical flying times using the national carrier, South African Airways. The times include refuelling stops where appropriate.

London 11 hours

New York (via Dakar for refuelling) 17 hours 55 minutes

Atlanta, USA (with stopover for refuelling) 18 hours 40 minutes

Rio de Janeiro (no direct route) 11 hours

Sydney 11 hours 45 minutes

Hong Kong 13 hours 10 minutes

Paris 10 hours 30 minutes

Dubai 8 hours 10 minutes

For those flying onward from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth are a two hour flight further south, and Durban is just under one hour to the south east.

Air travel

Flights between Johannesburg and other major centres in the country are rarely more than two hours. Here are typical flying times from take-off to landing:

Bloemfontein 85 minutes

Cape Town 125 minutes

Durban 60 minutes

East London 80 minutes

Kimberley 75 minutes

Nelspruit 60 minutes

Pietermaritzburg 70 minutes

Polokwane 80 minutes

Port Elizabeth 100 minutes

Upington 75 minutes

For more information contact the Johannesburg Tourism Company on

tel: 011 214 0700 or fax: 011 214 0715 or e-mail: info@joburgtourism.com

Flying times from USA via the Caribbean and Asia Pacific to other African gateways to come