Honolulu, United States → Sydney, Australia
4,409 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Honolulu to Sydney is 8,166 km (5,074 miles). Sydney lies roughly southwest of Honolulu; the initial great-circle bearing is 222° (SW). It is an international route from United States to Australia, crossing from North America to Oceania.
Honolulu (Pacific, United States) sits at 21.3069°N, 157.8583°W; Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) is at 33.8688°S, 151.2093°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 222° (SW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~10h 42min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Honolulu and Sydney — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Honolulu and Sydney lies at approximately 6.9480°S, 178.2444°E — the position that is an equal 4,083 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Sydney (Australia/Sydney) is 20 or 21 hours ahead of Honolulu (Pacific/Honolulu), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Honolulu uses the US Dollar (USD), while Sydney uses the Australian Dollar (AUD). Both share English as a primary language.
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The straight-line distance from Honolulu to Sydney is approximately 8,166 km (5,074 miles, 4,409 nautical miles).
Sydney lies roughly southwest of Honolulu; the initial great-circle bearing is 222° (SW).
Estimated flight time is about 10h 42min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no continuous road connection between Honolulu and Sydney — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Sydney (Australia/Sydney) is 20 or 21 hours ahead of Honolulu (Pacific/Honolulu), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances