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GAY to SYD: distance & flight time
Gaya (Gaya Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
5,941 mi
9,561 km · 5,163 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,941 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GAY — Gaya Airport · Gaya, India
- 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.
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Near GAY
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport59 mi away
- MZU · Muzaffarpur Airport98 mi away
- IXR · Birsa Munda Airport102 mi away
- DBD · Dhanbad Airport112 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 GAY from SYD?
The flight distance from Gaya (GAY) to Sydney (SYD) is 5,941 miles (9,561 km, 5,163 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GAY to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 GAY to SYD?
Nonstop service on GAY–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 12h 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gaya and Sydney?
Sydney is 4.5 hours ahead of Gaya.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GAY to SYD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GAY–SYD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GAY to SYD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GAY–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.