There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Maputo by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Maputo International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)SYD - MPM
21h 20m$692–1,854Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)SYD - MQP
- Drive from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to Maputo
21h 16m$540–1,959Fly to Skukuza Airport, drive
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)SYD - SZK
- Drive from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Maputo
28h 48m$888–2,454Fly to Hoedspruit, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hoedspruit (HDS)SYD - HDS
- Take the bus from Hoedspruit to Nelspruit
- Take a shuttle bus from Samora Machel Dr to Av. Eduardo Mondlane
35h 53m$986–2,700
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Maputo is to fly which costs $650 - $1,900 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Maputo is to fly and drive which takes 21h 16m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Sydney and Maputo is 10748 km.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Sydney to Maputo, including transfers.
Maputo is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:33 AM in Sydney and 4:33 PM in Maputo.
There are 127+ hotels available in Maputo.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Maputo, Mozambique?
Qantas, Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) twice daily.
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- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,700
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Hoedspruit to Nelspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +258 84 244 2103
- cheetahexpressmaputo@gmail.com
- Website
- cheetah-express.com
Shuttle from Samora Machel Dr to Av. Eduardo Mondlane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- cheetah-express.com
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