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

Departure
Washington, DC Arrival
Sydney

Flight time from Washington, DC to Sydney is 21 hours 55 minutes

One stop flight time from IAD to SYD via LAX is 21 hours 55 minutes (Operated by United Airlines)

RELATED: Flight time from Sydney to Washington, DC

Direct flights with stop-over takes between 21 hours to 24 hours hours based stopover city.

Waiting time at stopover destination while flying from Washington, DC to Sydney is between 21 hours to 24 hours based on airline you choose.

Number of Airports in Sydney : 1 International Airport and 1 Medium Airport
Number of Airports in Washington, DC : 2 International Airport

Distance Between Washington, DC, United States & Sydney, Australia is 15690 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Washington, DC to Sydney via Los Angeles • IAD to SYD via LAX

Flight duration from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kingsford Smith Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, United States on Qantas flight is 23 hours 55 minutes

IAD to LAX
6 hrs 14 mins

LAX
Waiting Time
2 hrs 26 mins

LAX to SYD
15 hrs 15 mins

Total Duration:
23 hrs 55 mins

Flight time from Washington, DC to Sydney via Los Angeles • IAD to SYD via LAX

Flight duration from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kingsford Smith Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, United States on V Australia Airlines flight is 23 hours 15 minutes

IAD to LAX
5 hrs 50 mins

LAX
Waiting Time
2 hrs 25 mins

LAX to SYD
15 hrs

Total Duration:
23 hrs 15 mins

Airlines operating flights between Washington, DC and Sydney

American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Qantas
United Airlines
V Australia Airlines

Washington, DC time is 14 hours behind Sydney

	Current time in Washington, DC, United States : Sun, 14 Jun, 2026, Washington, DC Timezone: EDT (-04:00)	07:26 PM
	Current time in Sydney, Australia :, Mon, 15 Jun, 2026, Sydney Timezone: AEST (+10:00)	09:26 AM

Flight Time between Washington, DC & Sydney • IAD - SYD Flight Duration

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IAD to SYD Flight - Washington, DC Airport to Sydney Airport Flight Route Map

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Washington, DC - Lat: 38.9534, Long: -77.4477
Sydney - Lat: -33.9357, Long: 151.166

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