Distance from Richards Bay to Sydney

The distance between Richards Bay, South Africa and Sydney, Australia is 10,579 kilometers (6,573 miles).

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

From Richards Bay to Sydney, the straight-line distance is 10,579 kilometers, heading southeast. Richards Bay is at only 9 meters above sea level, while Sydney is at 58 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Richards Bay, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 28.783° S 32.0377° E

Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Richards Bay Airport (RCB)
  • Prince Mangosuthu Buthelez Airport (ULD)
  • Zulu Inyala Airport (PZL)
  • King Shaka International Airport (DUR)
  • Mkuze Airport (MZQ)
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 Richards Bay

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Richards Bay to Johannesburg 487 km
From Richards Bay to Cape Town 1,414 km
From Richards Bay to Pretoria 509 km
From Richards Bay to Durban 154 km
From Richards Bay to Soweto 498 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

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Curitiba, Brazil Calgary, Canada 10,576 km
Seoul, South Korea Montréal, Canada 10,576 km
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Portland, United States Salvador, Brazil 10,582 km
Manchester, United Kingdom Salta, Argentina 10,583 km
Tokyo, Japan Palma, Spain 10,583 km
Bucharest, Romania Chihuahua, Mexico 10,574 km
Lagos, Nigeria Dallas, United States 10,574 km
Budapest, Hungary Curitiba, Brazil 10,570 km

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