✈ AUH → SYD
ABU DHABI → SYDNEY: 15H 7M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Sydney
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 15 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,494 miles (12,061 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 7m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,494 mi
12,061 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
Eastward — worse
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.