✈ SYD → MEX

16H 12M FROM SYDNEY TO MEXICO CITY. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight time
16h 12m
Distance
8,067 mi
Or
12,983 km
Jet lag
16h

Flight from Sydney to Mexico City

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

↔ Flying the other way? Mexico City → Sydney

How long is the flight from Sydney to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 16 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,067 miles (12,983 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 12m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,067 mi

12,983 km · great-circle

Avg speed

801 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

-16h

16 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~11.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1921 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2220 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 532 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.