There are 4 ways to get from Lagos to Sydney by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Lagos to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LOS - SYD
28h$1,221–3,526Taxi to Akure Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Lagos to Akure Airport (AKR)taxi
- Fly from Akure Airport (AKR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane AKR - SYD
41h 24m$1,003–2,164Fly Lagos to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane LOS - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
38h 9m$1,440–4,669Fly Lagos to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Lagos (LOS) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane LOS - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Epping Stationtrain
40h 25m$1,519–4,727
Lagos (LOS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lagos to Sydney is to taxi and fly which costs $1,000 - $2,200 and takes 41h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Lagos to Sydney is to fly which takes 28h and costs $1,200 - $3,600.
The distance between Lagos and Sydney is 15554 km.
It takes approximately 28h to get from Lagos to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 9h ahead of Lagos. It is currently 8:19 PM in Lagos and 5:19 AM in Sydney.
There are 5208+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Lagos, Nigeria and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Emirates and Qantas fly from Lagos (LOS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lagos to Canberra International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Lagos to Canberra International Airport via Libreville, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Lagos to Newcastle Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,900
Flights from Lagos to Newcastle Airport via Libreville, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Akure Airport to Sydney International Airport via Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lagos to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Lagos to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Lagos to Newcastle Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport, Canberra International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Akure Airport to Sydney International Airport via Abuja, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Akure Airport to Sydney International Airport via Abuja, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Epping Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
Metro Taxi
- Phone
- +234 700 900 0000
Red Cabs
- Phone
- +234 1 448 2110 19
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