Flight time from Nairobi to Johannesburg

Given below is the flight time from Nairobi, Kenya to Johannesburg, South Africa. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Johannesburg from Nairobi by air. The nearest airport to Nairobi is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) and the nearest airport to Johannesburg is Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport (JNB)

Departure
Nairobi Arrival
Johannesburg

Flight time from Nairobi to Johannesburg is 4 hours 5 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from NBO to JNB is 4 hours 5 minutes (Operated by South African Airways)

RELATED: Flight time from Johannesburg to Nairobi

Non-stop flight time is around 4 hours 15 minutes.

Quickest one-stop flight takes close to 7 hours. However, some airlines could take as long as 19 hours based on the stopover destination and waiting duration.

Non-stop flight time from Kenya (NBO) to South Africa (JNB) by different airlines

Flights of major airlines departing from Nairobi arrive at Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport. Johannesburg has 1 international airport and 2 medium airports.

JourneyDurationAirline
NBO ➝ JNB  
 4 hours 10 minutes Kenya Airways
NBO ➝ JNB  
 4 hours 10 minutes Kenya Airways
NBO ➝ JNB  
 4 hours 15 minutes Jet Airways
NBO ➝ JNB  
 4 hours 15 minutes Kenya Airways
NBO ➝ JNB  
 4 hours 10 minutes Jet Airways

Number of Airports in Johannesburg : 1 International Airport and 2 Medium Airport  
Number of Airports in Nairobi : 1 International Airport and 1 Medium Airport

Distance Between Nairobi, Kenya & Johannesburg, South Africa is 2910 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Nairobi to Johannesburg via Addis Ababa • NBO to JNB via ADD

Flight duration from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport via Bole International Airport, Ethiopia on Ethiopian Airlines flight is 9 hours 5 minutes

NBO to ADD
2 hrs 15 mins 		ADD
 Waiting Time
1 hr 25 mins 		ADD to JNB
5 hrs 25 mins 		Total Duration:
9 hrs 5 mins

Flight time from Nairobi to Johannesburg via Maputo • NBO to JNB via MPM

Flight duration from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport via Maputo International Airport, Mozambique on Air Mozambique flight is 7 hours 5 minutes

NBO to MPM
4 hrs 10 mins 		MPM
 Waiting Time
1 hr 50 mins 		MPM to JNB
1 hr 5 mins 		Total Duration:
7 hrs 5 mins

Airlines operating flights between Nairobi and Johannesburg

  • Comair
  • Kenya Airways
  • South African Airways
  • Fly540
  • Airlink (SAA)

Nairobi time is 1 hour ahead of Johannesburg

Current time in Nairobi, Kenya : Thu, 28 May, 2026,
Nairobi Timezone: EAT (+03:00)

10:16 AM

Current time in Johannesburg, South Africa :, Thu, 28 May, 2026,
Johannesburg Timezone: SAST (+02:00)

09:16 AM

Flight Time between Nairobi & Johannesburg • NBO - JNB Flight Duration

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NBO to JNB Flight - Nairobi Airport to Johannesburg Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of Nairobi Airport & Johannesburg Airport. Know the flight direction and Nairobi to Johannesburg flight path

Nairobi - Lat: -1.3292, Long: 36.925
Johannesburg - Lat: -26.1314, Long: 28.2318

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