Los Angeles, United States → Sydney, Australia
6,519 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Sydney is 12,074 km (7,502 miles). Sydney lies roughly west-southwest of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 241° (WSW). It is an international route from United States to Australia, crossing from North America to Oceania.
Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) sits at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W; Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) is at 33.8688°S, 151.2093°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 241° (WSW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~15h 36min | 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles and Sydney lies at approximately 0.1303°N, 163.5796°W — the position that is an equal 6,037 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 17, 18 or 19 hours ahead of Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to Sydney is approximately 12,074 km (7,502 miles, 6,519 nautical miles).
Sydney lies roughly west-southwest of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 241° (WSW).
Estimated flight time is about 15h 36min (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 Los Angeles 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 17, 18 or 19 hours ahead of Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles), 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