There are 6 ways to get from Detroit to Sydney by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Detroit to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DTW - SYD
24h 17m$1,021–3,326Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CLE - SYD
26h 57m$1,004–3,286Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CMH - SYD
30h 29m$1,052–3,413Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Drive from Detroit to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LAN - SYD
29h 19m$1,141–3,757Fly Detroit to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane DTW - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
29h 59m$1,216–4,222Fly Windsor Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane YQG - SYD
45h 3m$1,326–4,331
Detroit (DTW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Sydney is to bus and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,300 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Sydney is to fly which takes 24h 17m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between Detroit and Sydney is 15280 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Detroit to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 14h ahead of Detroit. It is currently 9:28 PM in Detroit and 11:28 AM in Sydney.
There are 5166+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
United Airlines, Delta, and Qantas fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Windsor Airport to Sydney International Airport via Toronto, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Windsor Airport to Sydney International Airport via Ottawa, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Sydney International Airport via Ottawa, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Sydney International Airport via Toronto, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Windsor Airport to Sydney International Airport via Ottawa, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Reagan Washington, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Detroit to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
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