Johannesburg to Durban flight path: JNB to DUR

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Johannesburg to Durban. The right side combines a more textured departure over the Witwatersrand's industrial and mining landscape with a genuinely scenic coastal arrival into Durban, while the left side offers mostly featureless inland plains throughout the short flight.

During takeoff from O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing JNB and turning southeast toward Durban, the right side offers glimpses of the Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni urban sprawl and mine dumps of the Witwatersrand before the plains give way to rolling Mpumalanga/KwaZulu-Natal escarpment country. The left side mostly shows flat Highveld farmland with little variation. Notable sights include: Witwatersrand mine dumps, Ekurhuleni industrial belt, Highveld grassland plateau.

When landing at King Shaka International Airport (DUR), sit on the Right side for the best views. On approach into Durban, the right side typically faces the Indian Ocean coastline and Durban's harbor and beachfront skyline as the aircraft banks to align with runway 24, offering a dramatic coastal view. The left side during the same turn mostly shows inland KwaZulu-Natal hills with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Durban harbor entrance, Golden Mile beachfront skyline, Bluff headland, Indian Ocean coastline.

The flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) takes 1h 05m.

Rolling KwaZulu-Natal Midlands hills and river valleys feeding toward the coastal escarpment, with the Drakensberg foothills visible as distant high ground to the southwest of the flight path.