Distance from Downtown DC to Sydney

The distance between Downtown DC, United States and Sydney, Australia is 15,711 kilometers (9,762 miles).

Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

From Downtown DC to Sydney, the straight-line distance is 15,711 kilometers, heading west. Downtown DC is at only 12 meters above sea level, while Sydney is at 58 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 16-18 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Downtown DC, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.8935° N 77.0199° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Davison Army Air Field (DAA)
  • Tipton Airport (FME)
  • Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
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)

Other distances from Downtown DC

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Downtown DC to New York City 328 km
From Downtown DC to Los Angeles 3,702 km
From Downtown DC to Chicago 960 km
From Downtown DC to Houston 1,963 km
From Downtown DC to Phoenix 3,191 km

Other distances from Sydney

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Downtown DC and Sydney.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Shanghai, China Soacha, Colombia 15,711 km
Surat, India Cali, Colombia 15,711 km
Torreón, Mexico Chennai, India 15,712 km
Sydney, Australia Accra, Ghana 15,712 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Belo Horizonte, Brazil 15,710 km
Sydney, Australia Washington, United States 15,710 km
Budapest, Hungary Canberra, Australia 15,712 km
Vienna, Austria Gold Coast, Australia 15,713 km
Shanghai, China Bogotá, Colombia 15,713 km
Managua, Nicaragua Bhopal, India 15,709 km
Surat, India Cochabamba, Bolivia 15,714 km
Monterrey, Mexico Chennai, India 15,714 km
Chennai, India San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 15,708 km
Mumbai, India Cochabamba, Bolivia 15,707 km
Chennai, India Guadalupe, Mexico 15,715 km
Bengaluru, India San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 15,715 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Nagpur, India 15,716 km

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