✈ SYD → MAN

SYDNEY → MANCHESTER: 21H. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time
21h
Distance
10,571 mi
Or
17,012 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Sydney to Manchester

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania  →  Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe

How long is the flight from Sydney to Manchester?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Manchester (MAN) takes about 21 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 10,571 miles (17,012 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

21h

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

10,571 mi

17,012 km · great-circle

Avg speed

810 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Manchester timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2518 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2909 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 697 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.