✈ SYD → AMS
SYDNEY → AMSTERDAM: 20H 35M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Sydney to Amsterdam
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Amsterdam → Sydney
How long is the flight from Sydney to Amsterdam?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes about 20 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,351 miles (16,658 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 35m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,351 mi
16,658 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.
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