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DXB Dubai ⇄ SYD Sydney

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

Distance12,043 km7,483 mi6,503 nautical miles
DXB → SYD14 h 15 minestimated block time
SYD → DXB15 h 15 minestimated block time
Clock change+7 hSydney vs Dubai, today
Great-circle route from Dubai (DXB) to Sydney (SYD)DXBDubaiSYDSydney
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

DXB → SYD

14 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 120° (ESE).

Leave Dubai Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Sydney Sun 8 Nov, 07:15 local +1 day.

SYD → DXB

15 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 289° (WNW).

Leave Sydney Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dubai Sat 7 Nov, 18:15 local.

DXB-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 distance12,043 km · 7,483 mi · 6,503 nmi
Initial heading120° (ESE) from DXB; 289° (WNW) from SYD
Farthest from the equator33.9°S
Crossesthe equator
Share of the longest possible trip60% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DXBAsia/Dubai — UTC+4 now; UTC+4 all year (no daylight saving time)
SYDAustralia/Sydney — UTC+11 now; UTC+10 standard time, UTC+11 during daylight saving time
DifferenceSydney is 7 hours ahead of Dubai today; +7 h in January and +6 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying DXB → SYD. Your body clock has to move 7 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 7 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

DXB Dubai International AirportDubai, United Arab Emirates · longest runway 14,590 ft4,447 m SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney, Australia · longest runway 12,999 ft3,962 m

More routes from DXB and SYD

DXBRUH Dubai – Riyadh 874 km543 mi · 2 h 05 min ADDDXB Addis Ababa – Dubai 2,519 km1,565 mi · 3 h 50 min DXBBKK Dubai – Bangkok 4,903 km3,047 mi · 6 h 20 min DXBSIN Dubai – Singapore 5,846 km3,632 mi · 7 h 30 min DXBJFK Dubai – New York 11,002 km6,836 mi · 14 h 30 min DXBAKL Dubai – Auckland 14,199 km8,823 mi · 16 h 30 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

LAXMNL Los Angeles – Manila 11,740 km7,295 mi · 15 h 40 min LAXHKG Los Angeles – Hong Kong 11,664 km7,248 mi · 15 h 30 min IADADD Washington – Addis Ababa 11,563 km7,185 mi · 13 h 15 min JFKTPE New York – Taipei 12,545 km7,795 mi · 15 h 35 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).