✈ SYD → HND
10H 3M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Sydney to Tokyo
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Haneda (HND), Japan Asia
How long is the flight from Sydney to Tokyo?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Tokyo (HND) takes about 10 hours 3 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,857 miles (7,817 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 3m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,857 mi
7,817 km · great-circle
Avg speed
777 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Tokyo timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
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.