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Time difference between South Africa and Australia

Australia has multiple time zones, that reason we now list some of the most important places with their respective local times.

Actual local time in South Africa

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Actual local time in Australia
City	Time
Canberra (?)	??:??
Sidney (New South Wales (most areas))	??:??
New South Wales (New South Wales (most areas))	??:??
Northern Territory (Northern Territory)	??:??
Queensland (Queensland (most areas))	??:??
South Australia (South Australia)	??:??
Tasmania (Tasmania)	??:??
Victoria (Victoria)	??:??
Western Australia (Western Australia (most areas))	??:??

Australia time changes in 2026

AEST standard time (UTC+10) takes effect on 2026-04-04 at 16:00.
AEDT daylight saving time (UTC+11) takes effect on 2026-10-03 at 16:00.
ACST standard time (UTC+9.5) takes effect on 2026-04-04 at 16:30.
ACDT daylight saving time (UTC+10.5) takes effect on 2026-10-03 at 16:30.

If it's 12PM in South Africa, what time is it in Australia?

When it's 12:00 PM in Pretoria, South Africa, time in Canberra, Australia is 09:00 PM.

Inverse calculation

Distance between South Africa and Australia

City of South Africa:
City of Australia:

Pretoria, South Africa's latitude is -25.746111 and its longitude is 28.188056. Canberra, Australia's latitude is -35.3 and its longitude is 148.12. The distance in kilometers between South Africa and Australia is 10,747 km.

Traveling from Pretoria to Canberra

By car, it would take you approximately 134.34 hours to get to Canberra, Australia driving non-stop from Pretoria, South Africa at a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

By plane, it would take you approximately 17.91 hours to get to Canberra, Australia taking a direct flight from Pretoria, South Africa.