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FRB to SYD: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
191 mi
307 km · 166 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
191 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- SYD — Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Near SYD
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport29 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond33 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from SYD?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Sydney (SYD) is 191 miles (307 km, 166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 FRB to SYD?
Nonstop service on FRB–SYD 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 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRB to SYD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRB–SYD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FRB to SYD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FRB–SYD 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.