Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
OLM to BWU: distance & flight time
Olympia (Olympia Regional Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
7,717 mi
12,419 km · 6,706 nm
15h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
See live OLM→BWU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,717 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 36m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OLM — Olympia Regional Airport · Olympia, United States
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near OLM
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport43 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field17 mi away
- CLS · Chehalis Centralia Airport21 mi away
- SHN · Sanderson Field22 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is OLM from BWU?
The flight distance from Olympia (OLM) to Sydney (BWU) is 7,717 miles (12,419 km, 6,706 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OLM to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 36m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Olympia and Sydney?
Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Olympia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OLM to BWU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OLM–BWU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.