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Zurich (ZRH) to Johannesburg (JNB) flights

There are direct flights from Zurich Zürich Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo International 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 13 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for ZRH → JNBSee all routes on the map
8,419 kmdistance
~10h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
13one-stop options

Direct flights from Zurich to Johannesburg

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ZRH → JNBSWISS, 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 IstanbulSWISS and Asiana Airlines then Turkish Airlines9,226 km~13h 55m
AMS AmsterdamKLM and SWISS then KLM9,620 km~14h 25m
CDG ParisHOP! and Air France then Air France and ITA Airways9,214 km~13h 55m
FRA FrankfurtEthiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Condor and Lufthansa8,975 km~13h 35m
MAD MadridIberia and SWISS then Air Europa9,344 km~14h 5m
MUC MunichAirDolomiti and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and South African Airways8,705 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 CairoSWISS and Egyptair then Egyptair and South African Airways9,010 km~13h 40m
TLV Tel-avivSWISS and EL AL then EL AL9,314 km~14h
ADD Addis AbabaEthiopian Airlines then Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways9,208 km~13h 55m
NBO NairobiLufthansa and SWISS then Kenya Airways and South African Airways8,996 km~13h 40m

More from Zurich 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.