Distance from Istanbul to Johannesburg
Istanbul (Türkiye) and Johannesburg (South Africa) are 7,475 km apart — that's 4,645 miles or 4,036 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 7,475 km · 4,645 mi · 4,036 nmi
- Initial bearing Istanbul → Johannesburg
- 181° (S)
- Initial bearing Johannesburg → Istanbul
- 1° (N)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 9 h 27 min
- Time zones
- Istanbul UTC+03:00 · Johannesburg UTC+02:00 (-1 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 89 min — the sun rises later in Istanbul
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
- Istanbul
- 41.0138, 28.9497
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 04:44 UTC / 14:54 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.