Given below is the flight time from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, United States. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Los Angeles from Sydney by air. The nearest airport to Sydney is Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and the nearest airport to Los Angeles is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Departure
Sydney
Arrival
Los Angeles

Flight time from Sydney to Los Angeles is 13 hours 35 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from SYD to LAX is 13 hours 35 minutes (Operated by United Airlines)

Non-stop flight time is around 14 hours .

Quickest one-stop flight takes close to 18 hours. However, some airlines could take as long as 26 hours based on the stopover destination and waiting duration.

Non-stop flight time from Australia (SYD) to United States (LAX) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from Sydney arrive at Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles is served by 1 international airports.

JourneyDurationAirline
SYD ➝ LAX  
13 hours 45 minutes Qantas
SYD ➝ LAX  
13 hours 35 minutes United Airlines
SYD ➝ LAX  
13 hours 40 minutes Delta Air Lines
SYD ➝ LAX  
13 hours 57 minutes Qantas
SYD ➝ LAX  
13 hours 45 minutes American Airlines

Number of Airports in Los Angeles : 1 International Airport  
Number of Airports in Sydney : 1 International Airport and 1 Medium Airport

Distance Between Sydney, Australia & Los Angeles, United States is 12070 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Sydney to Los Angeles via Honolulu • SYD to LAX via HNL

Flight duration from Kingsford Smith Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Honolulu International Airport, United States on Qantas flight is 17 hours 22 minutes

SYD to HNL
9 hrs 45 mins
HNL
 Waiting Time
2 hrs 2 mins
HNL to LAX
5 hrs 35 mins
Total Duration:
17 hrs 22 mins

Flight time from Sydney to Los Angeles via Honolulu • SYD to LAX via HNL

Flight duration from Kingsford Smith Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Honolulu International Airport, United States on Qantas flight is 20 hours 19 minutes

SYD to HNL
9 hrs 45 mins
HNL
 Waiting Time
4 hrs 59 mins
HNL to LAX
5 hrs 35 mins
Total Duration:
20 hrs 19 mins

Flight time from Sydney, Australia to airports near Los Angeles, United States

Direct flight and one stop flight time from Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney to airports nearest to Los Angeles is given in the table below

JourneyDestination AirportsDurationStops
SYD - SAN San Diego, San Diego International Airport 19 hrs 45 mins 1 Stop

Airlines operating flights between Sydney and Los Angeles

  • American Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Hawaiian Airlines
  • Qantas
  • United Airlines

Sydney time is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles

Current time in Sydney, Australia : Wed, 24 Jun, 2026,
Sydney Timezone: AEST (+10:00)

06:50 AM

Current time in Los Angeles, United States :, Tue, 23 Jun, 2026,
Los Angeles Timezone: PDT (-07:00)

01:50 PM

Flight Time between Sydney & Los Angeles • SYD - LAX Flight Duration

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SYD to LAX Flight - Sydney Airport to Los Angeles Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of Sydney Airport & Los Angeles Airport. Know the flight direction and Sydney to Los Angeles flight path

Sydney - Lat: -33.9357, Long: 151.166
Los Angeles - Lat: 33.9435, Long: -118.409

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