Johannesburg, South Africa → Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1,329 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam is 2,461 km (1,529 miles). Dar es Salaam lies roughly north-northeast of Johannesburg; the initial great-circle bearing is 31° (NNE). It is an international route from South Africa to Tanzania.
Johannesburg (Gauteng, South Africa) sits at 26.2041°S, 28.0473°E; Dar es Salaam (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is at 6.7924°S, 39.2083°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 31° (NNE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~3h 35min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road estimate |
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam lies at approximately 16.5723°S, 33.9114°E — the position that is an equal 1,231 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Dar es Salaam (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) is 1 hour ahead of Johannesburg (Africa/Johannesburg) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
All distances from Johannesburg
The straight-line distance from Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam is approximately 2,461 km (1,529 miles, 1,329 nautical miles).
Dar es Salaam lies roughly north-northeast of Johannesburg; the initial great-circle bearing is 31° (NNE).
Estimated flight time is about 3h 35min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
Dar es Salaam (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) is 1 hour ahead of Johannesburg (Africa/Johannesburg) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances