✈ SYD → KIX
10H 1M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Sydney to Osaka
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia
How long is the flight from Sydney to Osaka?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Osaka (KIX) takes about 10 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,836 miles (7,782 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 1m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,836 mi
7,782 km · great-circle
Avg speed
777 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Osaka timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
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.