Distance from Guangzhou to Johannesburg
Guangzhou (China) and Johannesburg (South Africa) are 10,674 km apart — that's 6,632 miles or 5,763 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 10,674 km · 6,632 mi · 5,763 nmi
- Initial bearing Guangzhou → Johannesburg
- 244° (WSW)
- Initial bearing Johannesburg → Guangzhou
- 67° (ENE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 13 h 13 min
- Time zones
- Guangzhou UTC+08:00 · Johannesburg UTC+02:00 (-6 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 278 min — the sun rises earlier in Guangzhou
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Guangzhou
- 23.1167, 113.2500
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:37 UTC / 09:46 UTC
- Johannesburg
- -26.2023, 28.0436
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 03:15 UTC / 16:30 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.