✈ CDG → SYD
20H 55M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Paris to Sydney
From Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Paris
How long is the flight from Paris to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Paris (CDG) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 20 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,529 miles (16,944 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 55m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,529 mi
16,944 km · great-circle
Avg speed
810 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Paris timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Paris
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.
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