✈ SYD → DFW
SYDNEY → DALLAS: 17H 11M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Sydney to Dallas
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America
How long is the flight from Sydney to Dallas?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Dallas (DFW) takes about 17 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,580 miles (13,808 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,580 mi
13,808 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Dallas timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-15h
15 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~10.5d
Westward — easier
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.