Flight from Sydney to Seattle

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania  →  Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Seattle → Sydney

How long is the flight from Sydney to Seattle?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 15 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,750 miles (12,472 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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 → Manila
• Sydney → Singapore
• Sydney → Kuala Lumpur
• Sydney → Taipei
• Sydney → Hong Kong
• Sydney → Bangkok
• Sydney → Osaka

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 North America

• Sydney → Atlanta
• Sydney → Los Angeles
• Sydney → Chicago
• Sydney → Dallas
• Sydney → New York
• Sydney → San Francisco
• Sydney → Miami
• Sydney → Boston
• Sydney → Las Vegas
• Sydney → Toronto

Flights to Seattle

Nearest origins

• Vancouver → Seattle
• San Francisco → Seattle
• Las Vegas → Seattle
• Los Angeles → Seattle
• Dallas → Seattle
• Chicago → Seattle
• Toronto → Seattle
• Atlanta → Seattle
• Mexico City → Seattle
• New York → Seattle

Long-haul to Seattle

• Johannesburg → Seattle
• Cape Town → Seattle
• Nairobi → Seattle
• Melbourne → Seattle
• Bali (Denpasar) → Seattle
• Kuala Lumpur → Seattle
• Singapore → Seattle
• Mumbai → Seattle
• Abu Dhabi → Seattle
• Bangkok → Seattle

More flights from Oceania

• Auckland → Seattle