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São Paulo to Johannesburg

1 operator run this water, from 9 h 48.

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, TAM Brazilian Airlines GRU → JNB 7439 km non-stop 332 343 346 in the air 11 h 18 est. rate not held 759 km/h average

Other ways to reach Johannesburg

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

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

And other ways to reach São Paulo

Ribeirão Preto – São Paulo 52 min Changan Airlines, TAM Brazilian Airlines
Curitiba – São Paulo 55 min Azul, Gol Transportes Aéreos
Rio De Janeiro – São Paulo 55 min Azul, Ethiopian Airlines
Joinville – São Paulo 57 min Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAM Brazilian Airlines
Navegantes – São Paulo 1 h 01 Azul, Gol Transportes Aéreos
São José do Rio Preto – São Paulo 1 h 01 TAM Brazilian Airlines
Uberaba – São Paulo 1 h 03 Changan Airlines
Londrina – São Paulo 1 h 04 Gol Transportes Aéreos
Belo Horizonte – São Paulo 1 h 07 Azul, Gol Transportes Aéreos
Florianópolis – São Paulo 1 h 07 Gol Transportes Aéreos

Where else these quays go

Which months this runs

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

Our records for the São Paulo–Johannesburg 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.