✈ SYD → IST
18H 34M FROM SYDNEY TO ISTANBUL. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Sydney to Istanbul
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Istanbul → Sydney
How long is the flight from Sydney to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 18 hours 34 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,303 miles (14,971 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 34m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,303 mi
14,971 km · great-circle
Avg speed
806 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.
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