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NUE to QRA: distance & flight time
Nuernberg (Nuremberg Airport) → Johannesburg (Rand Airport)
5,338 mi
8,590 km · 4,638 nm
10h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
5,338 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 56m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NUE — Nuremberg Airport · Nuernberg, Germany
- QRA — Rand Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NUE
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport21 mi away
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport42 mi away
- KZG · Flugplatz Kitzingen43 mi away
- GHF · [Duplicate] Giebelstadt Army Air Field51 mi away
Near QRA
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport9 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport18 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport25 mi away
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NUE from QRA?
The flight distance from Nuernberg (NUE) to Johannesburg (QRA) is 5,338 miles (8,590 km, 4,638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUE to QRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from NUE to QRA?
Nonstop service on NUE–QRA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Nuernberg and Johannesburg?
Johannesburg is 1 hour ahead of Nuernberg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NUE to QRA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NUE–QRA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NUE to QRA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NUE–QRA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.