✈ SYD → AUH
15H 7M, 7,494 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 15 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,494 miles (12,061 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 7m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,494 mi
12,061 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
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.