Sydney, Australia → Tokyo, Japan
4,226 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Sydney to Tokyo is 7,826 km (4,863 miles). Tokyo lies roughly north of Sydney; the initial great-circle bearing is 350° (N). It is an international route from Australia to Japan, crossing from Oceania to Asia.
Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) sits at 33.8688°S, 151.2093°E; Tokyo (Kanto, Japan) is at 35.6762°N, 139.6503°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 350° (N); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~10h 17min | 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 Sydney and Tokyo — 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 Sydney and Tokyo lies at approximately 0.9083°N, 145.4933°E — the position that is an equal 3,913 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 1 or 2 hours behind Sydney (Australia/Sydney), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Sydney uses the Australian Dollar (AUD), while Tokyo uses the Japanese Yen (JPY). The primary language changes from English in Sydney to Japanese in Tokyo.
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The straight-line distance from Sydney to Tokyo is approximately 7,826 km (4,863 miles, 4,226 nautical miles).
Tokyo lies roughly north of Sydney; the initial great-circle bearing is 350° (N).
Estimated flight time is about 10h 17min (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 Sydney and Tokyo — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 1 or 2 hours behind Sydney (Australia/Sydney), 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