Distance from Soweto to Sydney

The distance between Soweto, South Africa and Sydney, Australia is 11,069 kilometers (6,878 miles).

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

From Soweto to Sydney, the straight-line distance is 11,069 kilometers, heading southeast. Soweto is situated at an altitude of 1,632 meters above sea level, while Sydney is at 58 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Soweto, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26.2678° S 27.8585° E

Elevation: 1,632 m (5,354 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Rand Airport (QRA)
  • Lanseria International Airport (HLA)
  • O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
  • Grand Central Airport (GCJ)
  • Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)
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 Soweto

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Soweto to Johannesburg 20 km
From Soweto to Cape Town 1,243 km
From Soweto to Pretoria 67 km
From Soweto to Durban 505 km
From Soweto to Pietermaritzburg 447 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 Soweto and Sydney.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Auckland, New Zealand Portland, United States 11,069 km
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Quito, Ecuador Saint Petersburg, Russia 11,067 km
Montevideo, Uruguay Leicester, United Kingdom 11,067 km
Lagos, Nigeria Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 11,071 km
Lagos, Nigeria Monterrey, Mexico 11,067 km
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Taipei, Taiwan Córdoba, Spain 11,072 km
Paris, France Córdoba, Argentina 11,066 km
Seoul, South Korea The Bronx, United States 11,066 km
Baghdad, Iraq Memphis, United States 11,066 km
Bucharest, Romania Toluca, Mexico 11,066 km
Baghdad, Iraq New South Memphis, United States 11,072 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Istanbul, Turkey 11,065 km
Rosario, Argentina Islington, United Kingdom 11,065 km
Seoul, South Korea Culiacán, Mexico 11,073 km

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