✈ SYD → ZRH
SYDNEY → ZURICH: 20H 28M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Sydney to Zurich
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
How long is the flight from Sydney to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 20 hours 28 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,294 miles (16,567 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 28m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,294 mi
16,567 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.