✈ SYD → CPH
19H 51M, 9,968 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Sydney to Copenhagen
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe
How long is the flight from Sydney to Copenhagen?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Copenhagen (CPH) takes about 19 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,968 miles (16,042 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
19h 51m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,968 mi
16,042 km · great-circle
Avg speed
808 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Copenhagen timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Copenhagen
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.