Given below is the flight time from Sydney, Australia to Rome, Italy. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Rome from Sydney by air. The nearest airport to Sydney is Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and the nearest airport to Rome is Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)

Departure
Sydney Arrival
Rome

Flight time from Sydney to Rome is 22 hours 45 minutes

One stop flight time from SYD to FCO via DXB is 22 hours 45 minutes (Operated by Qantas)

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Quickest one-stop flight takes close to 23 hours. However, some airlines could take as long as 29 hours based on the stopover destination and waiting duration.

Waiting time at intermediate airports could be anywhere between 22 hrs to 29 hrs.

Number of Airports in Rome : 2 International Airport
Number of Airports in Sydney : 1 International Airport and 1 Medium Airport

Distance Between Sydney, Australia & Rome, Italy is 16350 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Sydney to Rome via Dubai • SYD to FCO via DXB

Flight duration from Kingsford Smith Airport to Leonardo da Vinci International Airport via Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates on Qantas flight is 22 hours 45 minutes

SYD to DXB
14 hrs 20 mins

DXB
Waiting Time
1 hr 45 mins

DXB to FCO
6 hrs 40 mins

Total Duration:
22 hrs 45 mins

Flight time from Sydney to Rome via Hong Kong • SYD to FCO via HKG

Flight duration from Kingsford Smith Airport to Leonardo da Vinci International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport, China on Cathay Pacific flight is 24 hours 40 minutes

SYD to HKG
9 hrs 5 mins

HKG
Waiting Time
2 hrs 20 mins

HKG to FCO
13 hrs 15 mins

Total Duration:
24 hrs 40 mins

Flight time from Sydney, Australia to airports near Rome, Italy

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

Journey	Destination Airports	Duration	Stops
SYD - BLQ	Bologna, Guglielmo Marconi Airport	24 hrs 50 mins	1 Stop
SYD - NAP	Napoli, Capodichino Airport	35 hrs 30 mins	1 Stop
SYD - PSA	Pisa, Galileo Galilei Airport	31 hrs 35 mins	1 Stop

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Sydney, Australia to Rome, United States

Airlines operating flights between Sydney and Rome

Alitalia
Qantas
V Australia Airlines

Sydney time is 8 hours ahead of Rome

	Current time in Sydney, Australia : Sun, 21 Jun, 2026, Sydney Timezone: AEST (+10:00)	12:27 AM
	Current time in Rome, Italy :, Sat, 20 Jun, 2026, Rome Timezone: CEST (+02:00)	04:27 PM

Flight Time between Sydney & Rome • SYD - FCO Flight Duration

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SYD to FCO Flight - Sydney Airport to Rome Airport Flight Route Map

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

Sydney - Lat: -33.9357, Long: 151.166
Rome - Lat: 41.8026, Long: 12.2551

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