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OR Tambo International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg.
However, there are several flights from SHJ to JNB with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SHJ to JNB, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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In total there are 3 airlines that cover the full route from Dubai (Sharjah) SHJ to Johannesburg JNB. These airlines are:
All other flights from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 2 alliances that cover the full route from Dubai (Sharjah) SHJ to Johannesburg JNB. These alliances are:
You can fly the full journey from SHJ to JNB in either Economy or Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are 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, Business Class and First 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 and Business Class.
Currently, there is only one aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg, which is the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
All other flights from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Dubai (Sharjah) and Johannesburg is 3,999 miles (6,435 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SHJ and JNB, the distance of the full journey varies between 4,028 and 8,081 miles (or 6,482 and 13,005 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg take from 9 hours and 15 minutes up to 17 hours, depending on your stopover airport.
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 Johannesburg: OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) and Lanseria Airport (HLA).
From 9 hours and 15 minutes up to 17 hours, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between SHJ and JNB, the total distance of the full journey varies between 4,028 and 8,081 miles (or 6,482 and 13,005 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Egyptair are flying the full route from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg.
Air Arabia, Airlink, Kenya Airways, Uganda Airlines, Nile Air, Air Cairo, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld and Star Alliance are flying from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg.
You can fly the full route from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg (with 1 stopover) in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Dubai (Sharjah) to Johannesburg (with 1 stopover):
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