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Johannesburg to Zurich

1 operator run this water, from 11 h 01.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

South African Airways, Swiss International Air Lines JNB → ZRH 8419 km non-stop 333 343 in the air 12 h 31 est. rate not held 764 km/h average

Other ways to reach Zurich

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Zurich without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Stuttgart – Zurich 41 min Lufthansa Cargo
Ferno (VA) – Zurich 45 min Swiss International Air Lines
Geneva – Zurich 47 min Flybaboo
Caselle Torinese (TO) – Zurich 50 min Flybaboo
Munich – Zurich 50 min Lufthansa Cargo
Frankfurt am Main – Zurich 51 min Ethiopian Airlines
Luxembourg – Zurich 52 min Swiss International Air Lines
Nuremberg – Zurich 52 min Lufthansa Cargo
Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône – Zurich 55 min Swiss International Air Lines
Salzburg – Zurich 55 min Intersky

And other ways to reach Johannesburg

Polokwane – Johannesburg 51 min South African Airways
Gaborone – Johannesburg 52 min Air Botswana
Mbombela – Johannesburg 52 min South African Airways
Hoedspruit – Johannesburg 56 min South African Airways
Maseru(Mazenod) – Johannesburg 58 min South African Airways
Bloemfontein – Johannesburg 59 min South African Airways
Maputo – Johannesburg 1 h 02 Air Mozambique
Pietermaritzburg – Johannesburg 1 h 03 South African Airways
Kimberley – Johannesburg 1 h 04 South African Airways
Durban – Johannesburg 1 h 06 British Airways, Comair

Where else these quays go

Also from Johannesburg

Abu Dhabi · Accra · Addis Ababa · Amsterdam · Antananarivo · Atlanta · Beira · Blantyre · Bloemfontein · Brazzaville · Bulawayo · Cairo · Cape Town · Dar es Salaam

Also from Zurich

Alicante · Amman · Amsterdam · Antalya · Atlanta · Balice · Bangkok · Barcelona · Belgrade · Billund · Birmingham, West Midlands · Bordeaux · Boston · Bremen

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Johannesburg–Zurich crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.