✈ OTP → SYD
18H 53M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Bucharest to Sydney
From Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Bucharest
How long is the flight from Bucharest to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Bucharest (OTP) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 18 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,467 miles (15,236 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 53m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,467 mi
15,236 km · great-circle
Avg speed
807 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.
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Long-haul from Bucharest
Flights to Sydney
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