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At present, there are no direct flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai.
However, there are several flights from JNB to SHA with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from JNB to SHA, and to see what flight schedules are available.
Currently, there is only one airline that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Johannesburg JNB to Shanghai SHA, which is Cathay Pacific.
All other flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 2 alliances that cover the full route from Johannesburg JNB to Shanghai SHA. These alliances are:
You can fly the full journey from JNB to SHA in . First Class is not available on this route, at least not on the full route with just 1 stopover.
However, for the first part of this route, Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class are available. This depends on the stopover airport of your choice though.
Again depending on your stopover airport, available classes for the second part of this route are Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class.
Currently, there is only one aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Johannesburg to Shanghai, which is the Airbus A350-900.
All other flights from Johannesburg to Shanghai are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Johannesburg and Shanghai is 7,307 miles (11,760 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between JNB and SHA, the distance of the full journey varies between 7,394 and 7,383 miles (or 11,899 and 11,882 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights between Johannesburg and Shanghai take 15 hours.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 2 airports in Shanghai: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).
Flights between Johannesburg and Shanghai take 15 hours.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between JNB and SHA, the total distance of the full journey varies between 7,394 and 7,383 miles (or 11,899 and 11,882 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Cathay Pacific is the only airline flying the full route from Johannesburg to Shanghai.
China Eastern, Hong Kong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Air China, China Southern, Juneyao Airlines, Spring Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and Xiamen Airlines operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld and Star Alliance are flying from Johannesburg to Shanghai.
You can fly the full route from Johannesburg to Shanghai (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Johannesburg to Shanghai (with 1 stopover):
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