# Distance from Bubaque (BQE) to Sydney (SYD)

> 17,172 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,172 km / 10,670 mi / 9,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 154° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 211° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Guinea-Bissau) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 03:11 in Bubaque, it's 13:11 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (SYD is higher than BQE)

## Airports

### [Bubaque Airport (BQE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqe-bubaque-bubaque-airport/1ef266de-e80d-6090-8606-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau
- ICAO: GGBU
- Timezone: Africa/Bissau
- Coordinates: 11.300000, -15.840000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sydney, Australia
- ICAO: YSSY
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.950000, 151.180000
- Elevation: 21 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:11 in Bubaque, it's 13:11 in Sydney.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bubaque Airport (BQE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqe-bubaque-bubaque-airport/1ef266de-e80d-6090-8606-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)