Distance from Johannesburg to Sydney

The distance between Johannesburg, South Africa and Sydney, Australia is 11,061 kilometers (6,873 miles).

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

From Johannesburg to Sydney, the straight-line distance is 11,061 kilometers, heading southeast. Johannesburg is situated at an altitude of 1,767 meters above sea level, while Sydney is at 58 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Johannesburg, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26.2023° S 28.0436° E

Elevation: 1,767 m (5,797 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Rand Airport (QRA)
  • O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
  • Grand Central Airport (GCJ)
  • Lanseria International Airport (HLA)
  • Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)
Sydney, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Sydney

Coordinates: 33.8679° S 151.2073° E

Elevation: 58 m (190 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Sydney International Airport (SYD)
  • Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU)
  • RAAF Base Richmond (XRH)
  • Camden Airport (CDU)
  • Wollongong Airport (WOL)

Other distances from Johannesburg

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Johannesburg to Cape Town 1,261 km
From Johannesburg to Pretoria 53 km
From Johannesburg to Durban 500 km
From Johannesburg to Soweto 20 km
From Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth 891 km

Other distances from Sydney

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Sydney to Melbourne 714 km
From Sydney to Brisbane 731 km
From Sydney to Perth 3,297 km
From Sydney to Canberra 247 km
From Sydney to Adelaide 1,165 km

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Stockholm, Sweden Honolulu, United States 11,060 km
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Reynosa, Mexico Kano, Nigeria 11,063 km
Córdoba, Argentina Reading, United Kingdom 11,059 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Budapest, Hungary 11,063 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Kano, Nigeria 11,063 km
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Guadalupe, Mexico Ibadan, Nigeria 11,064 km
Lagos, Nigeria San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 11,064 km
Rosario, Argentina Liverpool, United Kingdom 11,064 km
Sucre, Bolivia Oslo, Norway 11,065 km
Rosario, Argentina Islington, United Kingdom 11,065 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reading, United Kingdom 11,057 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Istanbul, Turkey 11,065 km

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