# Distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Sydney (YQY)

> 4,595 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,595 km / 2,855 mi / 2,481 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Netherlands) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 11:12 in Amsterdam, it's 06:12 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 214 ft (YQY is higher than AMS)

## Airports

### [Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ams-amsterdam-amsterdam-airport-schiphol/1ef266de-c6a5-698e-9380-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHAM
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 52.310000, 4.760000
- Elevation: -11 ft

### [Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yqy-sydney-sydney-ja-douglas-mccurdy-airport/1ef266de-b22c-6cbe-b682-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sydney, Canada
- ICAO: CYQY
- Timezone: America/Glace_Bay
- Coordinates: 46.160000, -60.050000
- Elevation: 203 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:12 in Amsterdam, it's 06:12 in Sydney.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ams-amsterdam-amsterdam-airport-schiphol/1ef266de-c6a5-698e-9380-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yqy-sydney-sydney-ja-douglas-mccurdy-airport/1ef266de-b22c-6cbe-b682-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)