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JNB Johannesburg ⇄ DUR Durban

O.R. Tambo International Airport (South Africa) and King Shaka International Airport (South Africa): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance478 km297 mi258 nautical miles
JNB → DUR1 h 35 minestimated block time
DUR → JNB1 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hDurban vs Johannesburg, today
Great-circle route from Johannesburg (JNB) to Durban (DUR)JNBJohannesburgDURDurban
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

JNB → DUR

1 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 145° (SE).

Leave Johannesburg Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Durban Sat 7 Nov, 11:35 local.

DUR → JNB

1 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 323° (NW).

Leave Durban Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Johannesburg Sat 7 Nov, 11:35 local.

The two directions differ by 3 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance478 km · 297 mi · 258 nmi
Initial heading145° (SE) from JNB; 323° (NW) from DUR
Farthest from the equator29.6°S
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip2% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JNBAfrica/Johannesburg — UTC+2 now; UTC+2 all year (no daylight saving time)
DURAfrica/Johannesburg — UTC+2 now; UTC+2 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceDurban is on the same clock as Johannesburg today.

Jet lag, flying JNB → DUR. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

JNB O.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg, South Africa · longest runway 14,495 ft4,418 m DUR King Shaka International AirportDurban, South Africa · longest runway 12,139 ft3,700 m

More routes from JNB and DUR

JNBCPT Johannesburg – Cape Town 1,272 km790 mi · 2 h 35 min JNBMRU Johannesburg – Mauritius 3,066 km1,905 mi · 4 h 20 min ISTJNB Istanbul – Johannesburg 7,496 km4,658 mi · 9 h 35 min FRAJNB Frankfurt – Johannesburg 8,690 km5,400 mi · 10 h 50 min JNBSYD Johannesburg – Sydney 11,024 km6,850 mi · 12 h 35 min ATLJNB Atlanta – Johannesburg 13,583 km8,440 mi · 15 h 55 min CPTDUR Cape Town – Durban 1,277 km794 mi · 2 h 25 min

Routes of a similar length

AKLWLG Auckland – Wellington 480 km298 mi · 1 h 35 min MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min STNDUB London – Dublin 470 km292 mi · 1 h 40 min FCOLIN Rome – Milan 470 km292 mi · 1 h 35 min

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).