Flight from Vancouver to Sydney

From YVR (YVR), Canada North America  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Vancouver

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.

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 Vancouver

Nearest destinations

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

Long-haul from Vancouver

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

More flights to Oceania

• Vancouver → Auckland

Flights to Sydney

Nearest origins

• Melbourne → Sydney
• Auckland → Sydney
• Bali (Denpasar) → Sydney
• Manila → Sydney
• Singapore → Sydney
• Kuala Lumpur → Sydney
• Taipei → Sydney
• Hong Kong → Sydney
• Bangkok → Sydney
• Osaka → Sydney

Long-haul to Sydney

• Lisbon → Sydney
• Casablanca → Sydney
• Madrid → Sydney
• Dublin → Sydney
• Barcelona → Sydney
• London → Sydney
• Manchester → Sydney
• Paris → Sydney
• Edinburgh → Sydney
• Brussels → Sydney

More flights from North America

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