Given below is the flight time from Sydney, Australia to Queenstown, New Zealand. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Queenstown from Sydney by air. The nearest airport to Sydney is Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and the nearest airport to Queenstown is Queenstown Airport (ZQN)

Departure
Sydney Arrival
Queenstown

Flight time from Sydney to Queenstown is 2 hours 55 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from SYD to ZQN is 2 hours 55 minutes (Operated by Air New Zealand)

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Non-stop flight time is around 3 hours 15 minutes.

One-stop flights and connecting flights can take anywhere between 6 hours to 10 hours hours depending on the layover city.

Non-stop flight time from Australia (SYD) to New Zealand (ZQN) by different airlines

Journey	Duration	Airline
SYD ➝ ZQN	3 hours	Qantas
SYD ➝ ZQN	2 hours 55 minutes	Air New Zealand
SYD ➝ ZQN	3 hours	V Australia Airlines
SYD ➝ ZQN	3 hours	British Airways
SYD ➝ ZQN	3 hours	Bangkok Airways

Number of Airports in Queenstown : 1 Medium Airport
Number of Airports in Sydney : 1 International Airport and 1 Medium Airport

Distance Between Sydney, Australia & Queenstown, New Zealand is 1940 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Sydney to Queenstown via Melbourne • SYD to ZQN via MEL

Flight duration from Kingsford Smith Airport to Queenstown Airport via Tullamarine Airport, Australia on V Australia Airlines flight is 5 hours 55 minutes

SYD to MEL
1 hr 35 mins

MEL
Waiting Time
1 hr 10 mins

MEL to ZQN
3 hrs 10 mins

Total Duration:
5 hrs 55 mins

Flight time from Sydney to Queenstown via Auckland • SYD to ZQN via AKL

Flight duration from Kingsford Smith Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland International Airport, New Zealand on Qantas flight is 7 hours 30 minutes

SYD to AKL
3 hrs 10 mins

AKL
Waiting Time
2 hrs 25 mins

AKL to ZQN
1 hr 55 mins

Total Duration:
7 hrs 30 mins

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Airlines operating flights between Sydney and Queenstown

Air New Zealand
Jetstar Airways
Qantas
V Australia Airlines

Sydney time is 2 hours behind Queenstown

	Current time in Sydney, Australia : Mon, 1 Jun, 2026, Sydney Timezone: AEST (+10:00)	09:33 AM
	Current time in Queenstown, New Zealand :, Mon, 1 Jun, 2026, Queenstown Timezone: NZST (+12:00)	11:33 AM

Flight Time between Sydney & Queenstown • SYD - ZQN Flight Duration

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SYD to ZQN Flight - Sydney Airport to Queenstown Airport Flight Route Map

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

Sydney - Lat: -33.9357, Long: 151.166
Queenstown - Lat: -45.0211, Long: 168.739

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