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MBX to SYD: distance & flight time
Maribor (Maribor Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
9,972 mi
16,048 km · 8,665 nm
20h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,972 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 1m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MBX — Maribor Airport · Maribor, Slovenia
- 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 MBX
- GRZ · Graz Airport37 mi away
- ZAG · Zagreb Airport54 mi away
- LJU · Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport61 mi away
- KLU · Klagenfurt Airport65 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 MBX from SYD?
The flight distance from Maribor (MBX) to Sydney (SYD) is 9,972 miles (16,048 km, 8,665 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MBX to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 1m 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 MBX to SYD?
Nonstop service on MBX–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 20h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Maribor and Sydney?
Sydney is 10 hours ahead of Maribor.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MBX to SYD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MBX–SYD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MBX to SYD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MBX–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.