Direct Flights from Atlanta to Johannesburg
Johannesburg · South Africa
Nonstop service from ATL to JNB on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Johannesburg, and Atlanta is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Johannesburg for, from Atlanta
17h 25m in the air, 8,440 miles. Give Johannesburg a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
Johannesburg is 4,532 ft higher than Atlanta, at 5,558 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Johannesburg
Johannesburg is a large metropolis and South Africa's largest city. Once regarded as South Africa's crime capital in the turbulent nineties, the city has shaken off that reputation led by its youthful exuberant population and a growing black middle class, not to mention the omnipresent soundtrack of Amapiano and house music.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Johannesburg
- Sterkfontein is a set of limestone caves of special interest in paleoanthropology located in Gauteng province, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Muldersdrift area close to the to…
- Swartkrans or Swartkranz is a fossil-bearing cave designated as a South African National Heritage Site, located about 32 km (20 mi) from Johannesburg.
- The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854.
- Satyagraha House, commonly known as Gandhi House, is a museum and guest house located in Johannesburg. The house belonged to Mahatma Gandhi: he lived and worked there between 1908 and 1909.
- Kromdraai is a fossil-bearing breccia-filled cave located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the well-known South African hominid-bearing site of Sterkfontein and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, S…
- The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex in Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001.
- Malapa is a fossil-bearing cave located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the well known South African hominid-bearing sites of Sterkfontein and Swartkrans and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-northwest of Johan…
- The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in Pretoria, South Africa.
- The Bothongo WonderCave in Kromdraai, Gauteng, South Africa is situated within the Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The National Zoological Garden of South Africa is an 80-hectare (200-acre) zoo located in Pretoria, South Africa. It is the national zoo of South Africa, and was founded by J. W. B. Gunning in 1899.
- The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks.
- The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare (140-acre) zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Johannesburg weather, compared with Atlanta
Within 1° of Atlanta on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Johannesburg 78°F · Atlanta 54°F · 24° warmer
- April
- Johannesburg 71°F · Atlanta 73°F · 2° colder
- July
- Johannesburg 63°F · Atlanta 90°F · 27° colder
- October
- Johannesburg 77°F · Atlanta 74°F · 3° warmer
Johannesburg is the steadier of the two, moving 15° between its coldest and warmest months where Atlanta moves 36°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Johannesburg
- Best time to visit
- Johannesburg is comfortable to visit year-round, with daytime highs averaging around 73°F.
- How long to stay
- Johannesburg rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, and Voortrekker Monument and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Johannesburg?
- Delta flies nonstop between Atlanta (ATL) and Johannesburg (JNB).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Atlanta to Johannesburg?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Atlanta to Johannesburg.
- How far is Johannesburg from Atlanta?
- Johannesburg is about 8,440 miles from Atlanta by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to South Africa?
- Yes — Johannesburg (JNB) has nonstop service from Atlanta on Delta, making it a nonstop gateway to South Africa.
- What is there to do in Johannesburg?
- Popular things to do include Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Voortrekker Monument, Satyagraha House, and more.
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