Shortest Flight to Prague

Q: Please advise me which airline has the best/shortest direct flight to Prague from Johannesburg? - Monica Erasmus.

A: There is no non-stop or direct flight from South Africa to Prague. You will have to change flights at an airport in Europe or the Middle East. You can get to Prague by using a combination of 17 different airlines, but the German carrier Lufthansa has the most one stop flights between Johannesburg and Prague. Frankfurt airport is also the most popular connection for flights between the two cities. However, based on duration of each flight, Air France offers the fastest journey time between Johannesburg and Prague. With a flight duration of 13 hours 25 minutes, it pips Lufthansa by 15 minutes (13 hours 40 minutes). If you would like to travel on SAA, you can do this by flying to Frankfurt and then taking a Lufthansa flight to Prague. Total journey time is a competitive 13 hours 40 minutes, but flying on different airlines usually increases the cost. Another alternative is British Airways via London, which takes 14 hours 10 minutes. Of the Middle East airlines, Emirates is the best choice, but long connecting times in Dubai make the journey stretch to 16 hours 10 minutes. (13/2/11)