✈ SYD → AKL
3H 19M FLIGHT. 1,342 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.
Flight from Sydney to Auckland
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Auckland → Sydney
How long is the flight from Sydney to Auckland?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Auckland (AKL) takes about 3 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,342 miles (2,159 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 19m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,342 mi
2,159 km · great-circle
Avg speed
650 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from Sydney
Nearest destinations
- Sydney → Melbourne
- Sydney → Bali (Denpasar)
- Sydney → Manila
- Sydney → Singapore
- Sydney → Kuala Lumpur
- Sydney → Taipei
- Sydney → Hong Kong
- Sydney → Bangkok
- Sydney → Osaka
- Sydney → Tokyo
Long-haul from Sydney
Flights to Auckland
Nearest origins
- Melbourne → Auckland
- Bali (Denpasar) → Auckland
- Manila → Auckland
- Singapore → Auckland
- Kuala Lumpur → Auckland
- Tokyo → Auckland
- Taipei → Auckland
- Osaka → Auckland
- Hong Kong → Auckland
- Shanghai → Auckland