✈ SYD → MNL
8H 12M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Sydney to Manila
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Ninoy Aquino (MNL), Philippines Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Manila → Sydney
How long is the flight from Sydney to Manila?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Manila (MNL) takes about 8 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,891 miles (6,262 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,891 mi
6,262 km · great-circle
Avg speed
763 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Manila timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Manila
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
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.
Flights from Sydney
Nearest destinations
- Sydney → Melbourne
- Sydney → Auckland
- Sydney → Bali (Denpasar)
- Sydney → Singapore
- Sydney → Kuala Lumpur
- Sydney → Taipei
- Sydney → Hong Kong
- Sydney → Bangkok
- Sydney → Osaka
- Sydney → Tokyo
Long-haul from Sydney
- Sydney → Lisbon
- Sydney → Casablanca
- Sydney → Madrid
- Sydney → Dublin
- Sydney → Barcelona
- Sydney → London
- Sydney → Manchester
- Sydney → Paris
- Sydney → Edinburgh
- Sydney → Brussels
More flights to Asia
Flights to Manila
Nearest origins
- Hong Kong → Manila
- Taipei → Manila
- Shanghai → Manila
- Bangkok → Manila
- Singapore → Manila
- Kuala Lumpur → Manila
- Seoul → Manila
- Osaka → Manila
- Bali (Denpasar) → Manila
- Beijing → Manila
Long-haul to Manila
- São Paulo → Manila
- Rio de Janeiro → Manila
- Buenos Aires → Manila
- Santiago → Manila
- Cancun → Manila
- Miami → Manila
- Mexico City → Manila
- Atlanta → Manila
- New York → Manila
- Boston → Manila