✈ SEA → SYD
15H 36M FROM SEATTLE TO SYDNEY. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Seattle to Sydney
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Seattle to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 15 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,750 miles (12,472 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 36m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,750 mi
12,472 km · great-circle
Avg speed
800 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seattle 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.