# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Mandalay (VBC)

> 8,518 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,518 km / 5,293 mi / 4,599 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 136° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 14:01 in Sydney, it's 10:31 in Mandalay)
- **Elevation difference**: 231 ft (VBC is higher than SYD)

## Airports

### [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

### [Chanmyathazi Airport (VBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbc-mandalay-chanmyathazi-airport/1ef266df-f6bf-6ef2-bda4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandalay, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYCZ
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.940000, 96.090000
- Elevation: 252 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 14:01 in Sydney, it's 10:31 in Mandalay.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chanmyathazi Airport (VBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbc-mandalay-chanmyathazi-airport/1ef266df-f6bf-6ef2-bda4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)