✈ SYD → DEL
SYDNEY → DELHI IN 13H 10M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Sydney to Delhi
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
How long is the flight from Sydney to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Delhi (DEL) takes about 13 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,483 miles (10,434 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 10m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,483 mi
10,434 km · great-circle
Avg speed
792 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
-4.5h
4h 30m behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.2d
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.