✈ SFO → SYD
14H 59M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO SYDNEY. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from San Francisco to Sydney
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 14 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,425 miles (11,949 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 59m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,425 mi
11,949 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+17h
17 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~17d
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.