✈ SYD → LAX
15H 7M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Sydney to Los Angeles
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) 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
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-17h
17 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~11.9d
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.