✈ ZRH → SYD
20H 28M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Zurich to Sydney
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Zurich
How long is the flight from Zurich to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 20 hours 28 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,294 miles (16,567 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 28m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,294 mi
16,567 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+8h
8 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8d
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.
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Long-haul from Zurich
Flights to Sydney
Nearest origins
- Melbourne → Sydney
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Long-haul to Sydney
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- Madrid → Sydney
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- London → Sydney
- Manchester → Sydney
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- Edinburgh → Sydney
- Brussels → Sydney