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ROT to YSB: distance & flight time
Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport) → Sudbury (Sudbury Airport)
8,615 mi
13,865 km · 7,486 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-17h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,615 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ROT — Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, New Zealand
- YSB — Sudbury Airport · Sudbury, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ROT
- TRG · Tauranga Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport35 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport45 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport56 mi away
Near YSB
- YYB · North Bay Jack Garland Airport68 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport74 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport86 mi away
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ROT from YSB?
The flight distance from Rotorua (ROT) to Sudbury (YSB) is 8,615 miles (13,865 km, 7,486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ROT to YSB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 ROT to YSB?
Nonstop service on ROT–YSB 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 17h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rotorua and Sudbury?
Sudbury is 17 hours behind Rotorua.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ROT to YSB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ROT–YSB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ROT to YSB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ROT–YSB 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.