There are 8 ways to get from Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to Freetown Airport (FNA) by plane, ferry, car, shuttle or bus
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Recommended option
Fly Johannesburg to Freetown • 14h 5m
Cheapest option
Fly Johannesburg to Monrovia, drive • 20h 18m
6 alternative options
Fly Johannesburg to Conakry, ferry • 18h 3m
Fly Johannesburg to Bissau, drive • 34h 11m
Bus to Gaborone, fly to Freetown • 34h 34m
Drive • 5 days 23h
Johannesburg (JNB) to Freetown (FNA) flights
The flight time between Johannesburg (JNB) and Freetown (FNA) is around 19h 5m and covers a distance of around 5911 km. This includes an average layover time of around 5h 22m. Services are operated by Kenya Airways, Air France, Ethiopian Airlines and others. Typically 16 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to Freetown Airport (FNA) is to fly and drive which costs R 9 000 - R 16 000 and takes 20h 18m.
The quickest way to get from Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to Freetown Airport (FNA) is to fly which costs R 10 000 - R 27 000 and takes 14h 5m.
The distance between Johannesburg Airport (JNB) and Freetown Airport (FNA) is 5911 km. The road distance is 9691.4 km.
It takes approximately 14h 5m to fly from Johannesburg (JNB) to Freetown (FNA), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Johannesburg Airport to Freetown Airport. The quickest flight takes 14h 5m and has one stopover.
Freetown Airport (FNA) is 2h behind Johannesburg Airport (JNB). It is currently 1:47 PM in Johannesburg Airport (JNB) and 11:47 AM in Freetown Airport (FNA).
Yes, the driving distance between Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to Freetown Airport (FNA) is 9691 km. It takes approximately 5 days 23h to drive from Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to Freetown Airport (FNA).
ASKY, Air France, Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways offer flights from Johannesburg Airport to Freetown Airport.
There are 17+ hotels available in Freetown Airport (FNA). Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 5911.3 km
- Duration: 14h 5m
What companies run services between Johannesburg Airport (JNB), South Africa and Freetown Airport (FNA), Sierra Leone?
Kenya Airways, Air France and two other airlines fly from Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to Freetown Airport (FNA) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Johannesburg to Freetown via Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,000
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Addis Ababa, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,900
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Addis Ababa, Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,800
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Addis Ababa, Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,800
Flights from Johannesburg to Monrovia via Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,100
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,300
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Cairo, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900 - $2,300
Flights from Johannesburg to Bissau via Kinshasa, Lome, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,400
Flights from Johannesburg to Bissau via Kinshasa, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $1,600
Flights from Gaborone to Freetown via Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,100
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Johannesburg to Freetown via Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,000
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Addis Ababa, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,900
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Addis Ababa, Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,800
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Addis Ababa, Bamako
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,800
Flights from Johannesburg to Monrovia via Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,100
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,300
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Cairo, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900 - $2,300
Flights from Johannesburg to Bissau via Kinshasa, Lome, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,400
Flights from Johannesburg to Bissau via Kinshasa, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Johannesburg to Freetown via Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,500
Flights from Johannesburg to Monrovia via Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,100
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Johannesburg, Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Victoria Falls, Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Livingstone, Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,300
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,600
Flights from Gaborone to Freetown via Johannesburg, Nairobi, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,600
Flights from Gaborone to Freetown via Addis Ababa, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,100
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Kinshasa, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,300
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Kinshasa, Abidjan, Monrovia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,300
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Libreville, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900 - $1,700
Flights from Johannesburg to Conakry via Nairobi, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,400
Flights from Johannesburg to Monrovia via Kinshasa, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,100
Flights from Johannesburg to Monrovia via Nairobi, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,100
Flights from Johannesburg to Bissau via Kinshasa, Abidjan, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $1,600
Flights from Johannesburg to Bissau via Lagos, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,900
Flights from Johannesburg to Bissau via Accra, Abidjan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,200
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Johannesburg to Monrovia via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $800
Flights from Johannesburg to Monrovia via Lagos, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,400
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Johannesburg, Luanda, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,600
Flights from Nelspruit to Freetown via Johannesburg, Accra, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,300
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,700
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Accra, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Johannesburg to Freetown via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,600
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Polokwane International to Freetown via Johannesburg, Istanbul, Ouagadougou
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,700
- Phone
- 087 094 9444
- Website
- limetimeshuttle.co.za
Shuttle from OR Tambo International Airport to Nelspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25 - $35
- Schedules at
- limetimeshuttle.co.za
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- translux@apx.co.za
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Pretoria to Polokwane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $18
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +264 81 331 5475
- Website
- mushima-tours-transfers.business.site
Bus from Johannesburg to Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mushima.com.na
- Phone
- +23276551155
- info@seacoachferry.com
- Website
- seacoachferry.com
Ferry from Kaloum Conakry to Freetown Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $120
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
Ferry from Freetown Aberdeen to Lungi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $42
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
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