✈ SYD → FCO
20H 12M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Sydney to Rome
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe
How long is the flight from Sydney to Rome?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Rome (FCO) takes about 20 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,155 miles (16,343 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,155 mi
16,343 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
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.