Connecting at Johannesburg

Pick your two flights to see how much time that connection had between the gates on each of its last 10 days.

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Time between the gates, by time on the timetable

Johannesburg’s board gives a departure time for only about 54% of its flights. These numbers count the connections with both times; many days show no gate time.

TypicallyThe shortest 1 in 10 had this or less

25 to 44 min on the timetable

Typically 1 h between the gates; 1 in 10 had 36 min or less. 3,922 connections

45 to 59 min on the timetable

Typically 1 h 17 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 55 min or less. 3,129 connections

1 h to 1 h 14 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 33 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 09 or less. 3,011 connections

1 h 15 to 1 h 29 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 48 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 25 or less. 3,087 connections

1 h 30 to 1 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 2 h 11 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 46 or less. 6,155 connections

2 h to 2 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 2 h 54 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 2 h 22 or less. 10,004 connections

3 h to 4 h on the timetable

Typically 3 h 56 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 3 h 21 or less. 8,081 connections

37,389 connections, 8 Oct to 4 Nov 2026, on partner airlines. Between the gates: the first plane reaching its gate to the second leaving its gate; boarding closes before that, so ask your airline when. Airlines sell a connection only when it is at least the airport’s minimum connection time, a figure for booking: these are the times connections then had.

More or less than the timetable

3% of connections had 15 min or more less than the timetable.

30 min or more less2%

15 to 29 min less1%

1 to 14 min less3%

0 to 14 min more14%

15 min or more extra80%

Typically 28 min more than the timetable.

Busiest connections

Durban to Cape Town363 connections Cape Town to Durban340 connections Port Elizabeth to Cape Town124 connections Port Elizabeth to Durban107 connections Durban to Port Elizabeth94 connections Cape Town to Port Elizabeth90 connections Cape Town to East London85 connections George to Cape Town83 connections Durban to East London78 connections George to Durban73 connections East London to Cape Town71 connections Cape Town to George70 connections

By the hour you land

Share with 15 min or more less than the timetable.

By where you fly in from

Africa3%

Europe3%

Asia7%

North America13%

Oceania6%

UK and Ireland11%

Share with 15 min or more less than the timetable.

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Statistics from past flights, not live flight information. Always check times and your connection with your airline, and don’t base travel or booking decisions on these numbers.