✈ FCO → SYD
20H 12M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Rome to Sydney
From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Rome to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 20 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,155 miles (16,343 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,155 mi
16,343 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.