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Johannesburg (JNB) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

There are direct flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Lufthansa and South African Airways. The distance is 8,690 km, about 11h 5m in the air. There are also 18 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for JNB → FRASee all routes on the map
8,690 kmdistance
~11h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
18one-stop options

Direct flights from Johannesburg to Frankfurt

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JNB → FRALufthansa, South African Airways8,690 km~11h 5m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines9,326 km~14h
AMS AmsterdamKLM then Ethiopian Airlines and KLM9,384 km~14h 5m
CDG ParisAir France and ITA Airways then Air France and Condor9,187 km~13h 50m
DXB DubaiEmirates and South African Airways then Emirates and Lufthansa11,256 km~16h 25m
MUC MunichLufthansa and South African Airways then Cyprus Airways and Condor8,743 km~13h 20m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and British Airways then American Airlines and British Airways9,730 km~14h 30m
DOH DohaQatar Airways then Air Canada and Lufthansa10,830 km~15h 50m
ZRH ZurichSWISS and South African Airways then Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa8,705 km~13h 15m
JED JeddahSaudia then Air Canada and Ethiopian Airlines9,577 km~14h 20m
AUH Abu DhabiITA Airways and Etihad Airways then airBaltic and Condor11,160 km~16h 15m
CAI CairoEgyptair and South African Airways then Lufthansa and Egyptair9,187 km~13h 50m
TLV Tel-avivEL AL then Condor and Lufthansa9,457 km~14h 10m

More from Johannesburg and Frankfurt

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.