✈ YVR → SYD
15H 38M FROM VANCOUVER TO SYDNEY. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Vancouver to Sydney
From YVR (YVR), Canada North America → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 15 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,768 miles (12,501 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,768 mi
12,501 km · great-circle
Avg speed
800 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+17h
17 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~17d
Eastward — worse
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.