✈ AMS → SYD
20H 35M, 10,351 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Amsterdam to Sydney
From Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Amsterdam to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 20 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,351 miles (16,658 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 35m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,351 mi
16,658 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+8h
8 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.