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SYD Sydney ⇄ CBR Canberra

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

Distance236 km147 mi128 nautical miles
SYD → CBR1 h 20 minestimated block time
CBR → SYD1 h 20 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hCanberra vs Sydney, today
Great-circle route from Sydney (SYD) to Canberra (CBR)SYDSydneyCBRCanberra
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

SYD → CBR

1 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 230° (SW).

Leave Sydney Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Canberra Sat 7 Nov, 11:20 local.

CBR → SYD

1 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 51° (NE).

Leave Canberra Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Sydney Sat 7 Nov, 11:20 local.

The two directions differ by 2 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance236 km · 147 mi · 128 nmi
Initial heading230° (SW) from SYD; 51° (NE) from CBR
Farthest from the equator35.3°S
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip1% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

SYDAustralia/Sydney — UTC+11 now; UTC+10 standard time, UTC+11 during daylight saving time
CBRAustralia/Sydney — UTC+11 now; UTC+10 standard time, UTC+11 during daylight saving time
DifferenceCanberra is on the same clock as Sydney today.

Jet lag, flying SYD → CBR. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney, Australia · longest runway 12,999 ft3,962 m CBR Canberra AirportCanberra, Australia · longest runway 10,771 ft3,283 m

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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).