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Route · Middle East and the Gulf hubs

DOH Doha ⇄ SYD Sydney

Hamad International Airport (Qatar) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Australia): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance12,375 km7,689 mi6,682 nautical miles
DOH → SYD14 h 40 minestimated block time
SYD → DOH15 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change+8 hSydney vs Doha, today
Great-circle route from Doha (DOH) to Sydney (SYD)DOHDohaSYDSydney
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

DOH → SYD

14 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 119° (ESE).

Leave Doha Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Sydney Sun 8 Nov, 08:40 local +1 day.

SYD → DOH

15 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 287° (WNW).

Leave Sydney Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Doha Sat 7 Nov, 17:40 local.

DOH-bound flights are the slower direction by about 60 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance12,375 km · 7,689 mi · 6,682 nmi
Initial heading119° (ESE) from DOH; 287° (WNW) from SYD
Farthest from the equator33.9°S
Crossesthe equator
Share of the longest possible trip62% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DOHAsia/Qatar — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
SYDAustralia/Sydney — UTC+11 now; UTC+10 standard time, UTC+11 during daylight saving time
DifferenceSydney is 8 hours ahead of Doha today; +8 h in January and +7 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying DOH → SYD. Your body clock has to move 8 hours earlier, like an eastward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 8 days to fully adjust. Shifting earlier (as here) is usually the harder direction; morning daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DOH Hamad International AirportDoha, Qatar · longest runway 15,912 ft4,850 m SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney, Australia · longest runway 12,999 ft3,962 m

More routes from DOH and SYD

DOHDEL Doha – Delhi 2,548 km1,583 mi · 3 h 45 min DOHCDG Doha – Paris 4,969 km3,087 mi · 7 h 10 min DOHLHR Doha – London 5,241 km3,257 mi · 7 h 30 min DOHBKK Doha – Bangkok 5,280 km3,281 mi · 6 h 45 min DOHJFK Doha – New York 10,770 km6,692 mi · 14 h 15 min DOHAKL Doha – Auckland 14,534 km9,031 mi · 16 h 50 min SYDCBR Sydney – Canberra 236 km147 mi · 1 h 20 min SYDCHC Sydney – Christchurch 2,126 km1,321 mi · 3 h 15 min SYDMNL Sydney – Manila 6,263 km3,892 mi · 8 h 20 min HNLSYD Honolulu – Sydney 8,170 km5,077 mi · 10 h 35 min SFOSYD San Francisco – Sydney 11,950 km7,425 mi · 15 h 10 min LHRSYD London – Sydney 17,021 km10,576 mi · 19 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

DXBGRU Dubai – São Paulo 12,217 km7,591 mi · 15 h 20 min JFKTPE New York – Taipei 12,545 km7,795 mi · 15 h 35 min YYZHKG Toronto – Hong Kong 12,548 km7,797 mi · 15 h 35 min LAXMEL Los Angeles – Melbourne 12,758 km7,928 mi · 16 h 10 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).