Sydney to Colombo Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Sydney, Australia to Colombo, Sri Lanka is 10 hours 52 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Sydney and Colombo?

The flight distance from Sydney (Australia) to Colombo (Sri Lanka) is 5436 miles. This is equivalent to 8748 kilometers or 4721 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Sydney, is Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and the nearest airport to Colombo, is Ratmalana Airport (RML).

Sydney - Colombo Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Sydney is 2025-03-29, 03:02:05 AEDT
Current local time in Colombo is 2025-03-28, 21:32:05 +0530.
Time difference between Sydney (Australia) and Colombo (Sri Lanka) is 5 Hours 30 Minutes.
Colombo time is 5 Hours 30 Minutes behind Sydney.

Sydney to Colombo Flight Route Map

Flight map from Sydney, Australia to Colombo, Sri Lanka is given below.
Click the map to view Sydney to Colombo nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.

Sydney GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 33° 52' 2.9'' Longitude: E 151° 12' 25.1''
Colombo GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 6° 55' 37.5'' Longitude: E 79° 51' 40.5''

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