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BWU to LEY: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
10,309 mi
16,591 km · 8,958 nm
20h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
10,309 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Near LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWU from LEY?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Lelystad (LEY) is 10,309 miles (16,591 km, 8,958 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BWU to LEY?
Nonstop service on BWU–LEY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 20h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sydney and Lelystad?
Lelystad is 8 hours behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to LEY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWU–LEY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWU to LEY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWU–LEY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.