Distance from Sydney to New York City

The distance between Sydney, Australia and New York City, United States is 15,988 kilometers (9,935 miles).

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

New York City, New York, United States

From Sydney to New York City, the straight-line distance is 15,988 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Sydney at 58 meters above sea level and New York City at 57 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 16-18 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Sydney, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Sydney

Coordinates: 33.8679° S 151.2073° E

Elevation: 58 m (190 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Sydney International Airport (SYD)
  • Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU)
  • RAAF Base Richmond (XRH)
  • Camden Airport (CDU)
  • Wollongong Airport (WOL)
New York City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7143° N 74.006° W

Elevation: 57 m (187 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Other distances from Sydney

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Sydney to Melbourne 714 km
From Sydney to Brisbane 731 km
From Sydney to Perth 3,297 km
From Sydney to Canberra 247 km
From Sydney to Adelaide 1,165 km

Other distances from New York City

Distances between cities Kilometers
From New York City to Los Angeles 3,944 km
From New York City to Chicago 1,149 km
From New York City to Houston 2,283 km
From New York City to Phoenix 3,451 km
From New York City to Philadelphia 130 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Sydney and New York City.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Bogotá, Colombia Patna, India 15,988 km
Wellington, New Zealand Benin City, Nigeria 15,987 km
Canberra, Australia Baltimore, United States 15,986 km
Shanghai, China Quito, Ecuador 15,986 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Kolkata, India 15,985 km
Rosario, Argentina New Delhi, India 15,992 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Pune, India 15,992 km
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Ibadan, Nigeria 15,984 km
Sydney, Australia Manhattan, United States 15,992 km
Brisbane, Australia Recife, Brazil 15,984 km
Gold Coast, Australia Kaduna, Nigeria 15,984 km
Sydney, Australia Brooklyn, United States 15,992 km
Jaipur, India Quito, Ecuador 15,983 km
Manaus, Brazil Kolkata, India 15,993 km
Kanpur, India Buenos Aires, Argentina 15,994 km
Jaipur, India Cochabamba, Bolivia 15,982 km
Managua, Nicaragua Nagpur, India 15,994 km
Bengaluru, India Barranquilla, Colombia 15,982 km

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