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✈ AUH → SYD

ABU DHABI → SYDNEY: 15H 7M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time
15h 7m
Distance
7,494 mi
Or
12,061 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Abu Dhabi to Sydney

From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Abu Dhabi

How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Sydney?

A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 15 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,494 miles (12,061 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

15h 7m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,494 mi

12,061 km · great-circle

Avg speed

798 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Abu Dhabi timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1785 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2062 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 495 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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