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Johannesburg (JNB) to Zurich (ZRH) flights

There are direct flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport to Zurich Zürich Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): SWISS and South African Airways. The distance is 8,419 km, about 10h 45m in the air. There are also 10 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for JNB → ZRHSee all routes on the map
8,419 kmdistance
~10h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
10one-stop options

Direct flights from Johannesburg to Zurich

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JNB → ZRHSWISS, South African Airways8,419 km~10h 45m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then SWISS and Asiana Airlines9,226 km~13h 55m
AMS AmsterdamKLM then KLM and SWISS9,620 km~14h 25m
CDG ParisAir France and ITA Airways then Air France and SWISS9,214 km~13h 55m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and South African Airways then Marabu and Ethiopian Airlines8,975 km~13h 35m
MUC MunichLufthansa and South African Airways then Lufthansa and SWISS8,705 km~13h 15m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and British Airways then American Airlines and British Airways9,863 km~14h 40m
DOH DohaQatar Airways then Qatar Airways10,737 km~15h 45m
CAI CairoEgyptair and South African Airways then SWISS and Egyptair9,010 km~13h 40m
TLV Tel-avivEL AL then SWISS and EL AL9,314 km~14h
NBO NairobiKenya Airways and South African Airways then Lufthansa and SWISS8,996 km~13h 40m

More from Johannesburg and Zurich

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.