✈ SYD → BCN
SYDNEY → BARCELONA: 21H 13M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Sydney to Barcelona
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → El Prat (BCN), Spain Europe
How long is the flight from Sydney to Barcelona?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Barcelona (BCN) takes about 21 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,681 miles (17,190 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
21h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,681 mi
17,190 km · great-circle
Avg speed
810 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Barcelona timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
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.