There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Sydney by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)PHL - SYD
24h 47m$1,335–2,606Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)IAD - SYD
27h 33m$852–3,888Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)EWR - SYD
25h 52m$1,233–3,352Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)BWI - SYD
26h 9m$986–3,134Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)JFK - SYD
26h 38m$1,057–3,244Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)DCA - SYD
26h 32m$1,552–6,481Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)PHL - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
31h 4m$1,042–3,634
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,300 and takes 26h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Sydney is to fly which takes 24h 47m and costs $1,300 - $2,700.
The distance between Philadelphia and Sydney is 15905 km.
It takes approximately 24h 47m to get from Philadelphia to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 16h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:45 PM in Philadelphia and 6:45 AM in Sydney.
There are 4754+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Auckland, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $16–330
- Business Class
- $85–390
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $21–350
- Business Class
- $95–410
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–340
- Business Class
- $90–400
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $28–380
- Business Class
- $100–440
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $27–45
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $15–95
- Business - advance purchase
- $20–140
- Business Class
- $35–270
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $35–700
- First Class
- $210–950
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–700
- First Class
- $200–900
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–700
- First Class
- $230–950
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–12
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $3–4
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $8–12
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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