✈ MAN → SYD

21H FROM MANCHESTER TO SYDNEY. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight time
21h
Distance
10,571 mi
Or
17,012 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Manchester to Sydney

From Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

How long is the flight from Manchester to Sydney?

A nonstop flight from Manchester (MAN) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 21 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 10,571 miles (17,012 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

21h

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

10,571 mi

17,012 km · great-circle

Avg speed

810 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Manchester timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2518 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2909 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 697 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.