✈ SYD → FRA
SYDNEY → FRANKFURT: 20H 23M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Sydney to Frankfurt
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany Europe
How long is the flight from Sydney to Frankfurt?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Frankfurt (FRA) takes about 20 hours 23 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,250 miles (16,496 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 23m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,250 mi
16,496 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Frankfurt timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Berlin
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.