Distance from Soweto to Manhattan

The distance between Soweto, South Africa and Manhattan, United States is 12,820 kilometers (7,966 miles).

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Manhattan, New York, United States

From Soweto to Manhattan, the straight-line distance is 12,820 kilometers, heading northwest. Soweto is situated at an altitude of 1,632 meters above sea level, while Manhattan is at 38 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Jet fighter 14-16 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Soweto, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26.2678° S 27.8585° E

Elevation: 1,632 m (5,354 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Rand Airport (QRA)
  • Lanseria International Airport (HLA)
  • O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
  • Grand Central Airport (GCJ)
  • Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)
Manhattan, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7834° N 73.9663° W

Elevation: 38 m (125 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Other distances from Soweto

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Soweto to Johannesburg 20 km
From Soweto to Cape Town 1,243 km
From Soweto to Pretoria 67 km
From Soweto to Durban 505 km
From Soweto to Pietermaritzburg 447 km

Other distances from Manhattan

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Manhattan to New York City 8 km
From Manhattan to Los Angeles 3,947 km
From Manhattan to Chicago 1,151 km
From Manhattan to Houston 2,289 km
From Manhattan to Phoenix 3,454 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Soweto and Manhattan.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Indianapolis, United States 12,820 km
Tijuana, Mexico Port Harcourt, Nigeria 12,820 km
Navi Mumbai, India Baltimore, United States 12,820 km
Vancouver, Canada Bengaluru, India 12,819 km
Chengdu, China Atlanta, United States 12,819 km
Memphis, United States New Delhi, India 12,821 km
Taipei, Taiwan Monterrey, Mexico 12,821 km
Recife, Brazil Nagpur, India 12,819 km
Torreón, Mexico Newcastle, Australia 12,822 km
Bengaluru, India Calgary, Canada 12,822 km
Gold Coast, Australia Guadalupe, Mexico 12,818 km
Memphis, United States Delhi, India 12,818 km
Tehran, Iran Soacha, Colombia 12,818 km
Dallas, United States Lahore, Pakistan 12,822 km
Sydney, Australia Lima, Peru 12,817 km
Winnipeg, Canada Kakamega, Kenya 12,823 km
Taipei, Taiwan San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 12,817 km
Indianapolis, United States Bhopal, India 12,823 km
Toronto, Canada Hanoi, Vietnam 12,817 km

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