✈ CPH → SYD

19H 51M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
19h 51m
Distance
9,968 mi
Or
16,042 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Copenhagen to Sydney

From Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Copenhagen

How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Sydney?

A nonstop flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 19 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,968 miles (16,042 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

19h 51m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

9,968 mi

16,042 km · great-circle

Avg speed

808 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2374 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2743 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 658 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.