What is the distance from Sydney to Madrid?

The great-circle distance from Sydney to Madrid is 10,981 miles (17,672 km).

What is the time difference between Sydney and Madrid?

Madrid is 8 hours behind of Sydney.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Sydney to Madrid produce?

A nonstop flight from Sydney to Madrid emits about 2615 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ SYD → MAD

21H 47M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.

Flight time: 21h 47m

Distance: 10,981 mi

Or: 17,672 km

Jet lag: 8h

Flight from Sydney to Madrid

Q: How long is the flight from Sydney to Madrid?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 21 hours 47 minutes, covering 10,981 miles (17,672 km).

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Madrid → Sydney

How long is the flight from Sydney to Madrid?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 21 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,981 miles (17,672 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

21h 47m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

10,981 mi

17,672 km · great-circle

Avg speed

811 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Madrid timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Time difference

-8h

8 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~5.6d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2615 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 3022 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 725 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.

21H 47M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.

Flight from Sydney to Madrid

How long is the flight from Sydney to Madrid?

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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