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Sydney (SYD) to Tokyo (NRT) flights

There are direct flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Tokyo Narita International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Japan Airlines and Qantas. The distance is 7,832 km, about 10h 5m in the air. There are also 11 one-stop options, via airports such as Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei.

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7,832 kmdistance
~10h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
11one-stop options

Direct flights from Sydney to Tokyo

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
SYD → NRTJapan Airlines, Qantas7,832 km~10h 5m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
PVG ShanghaiAir China and Juneyao Airlines then Air China and Jetstar Japan9,661 km~14h 25m
ICN SeoulKorean Air and Asiana Airlines then Jeju Air and American Airlines9,600 km~14h 20m
TPE TaipeiChina Airlines then American Airlines and EVA Air9,466 km~14h 15m
MNL ManilaPhilippine Airlines and Qantas then Cebu Pacific and Japan Airlines9,314 km~14h
MEL MelbourneAmerican Airlines and Air India then Jetstar and Qantas8,884 km~13h 30m
BNE BrisbaneAmerican Airlines and Jetstar then Jetstar7,901 km~12h 20m
NKG NanjingChina Eastern and Qantas then Japan Airlines and China Eastern10,085 km~15h
POM Port MoresbyAir Niugini and Qantas then Air Niugini7,832 km~12h 15m
CNS CairnsAmerican Airlines and Jetstar then Japan Airlines and Jetstar7,854 km~12h 15m
OOL CoolangattaJetstar and Qantas then Japan Airlines and Jetstar7,920 km~12h 20m
NOU NoumeaQantas and Aircalin then Aircalin8,957 km~13h 35m

More from Sydney and Tokyo

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.