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Addis Ababa (ADD) to Johannesburg (JNB) flights

There are direct flights from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways. The distance is 4,068 km, about 5h 30m in the air. There are also 11 one-stop options, via airports such as Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam and Lusaka.

Live fares for ADD → JNBSee all routes on the map
4,068 kmdistance
~5h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
11one-stop options

Direct flights from Addis Ababa to Johannesburg

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ADD → JNBEthiopian Airlines, South African Airways4,068 km~5h 30m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
NBO NairobiEthiopian Airlines and KLM then Kenya Airways and South African Airways4,076 km~7h 40m
DAR Dar Es SalaamEthiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then South African Airways4,200 km~7h 45m
LUN LusakaEthiopian Airlines then South African Airways4,136 km~7h 45m
ZNZ ZanzibarEthiopian Airlines then FlySafair4,193 km~7h 45m
KGL KigaliEthiopian Airlines and Egyptair then South African Airways and RwandAir4,245 km~7h 50m
EBB EntebbeEthiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then South African Airways and Uganda Airlines4,163 km~7h 45m
MPM MaputoEthiopian Airlines then Qatar Airways and South African Airways4,372 km~8h
HRE HarareEthiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then British Airways and FlySafair4,068 km~7h 40m
LLW LilongweEthiopian Airlines then Airlink and Ethiopian Airlines4,081 km~7h 40m
VFA Victoria FallsEthiopian Airlines then British Airways and FlySafair4,258 km~7h 50m
FBM LubumashiEthiopian Airlines then South African Airways4,224 km~7h 50m

More from Addis Ababa and Johannesburg

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.