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)plane SYD - MPM
20h 15m$793–2,155Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane SYD - MQP
- Drive from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Maputocar
22h 26m$541–1,960Fly to Skukuza Airport, drive
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane SYD - SZK
- Drive from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Maputocar
29h 40m$889–2,555Fly to Hoedspruit, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hoedspruit (HDS)plane SYD - HDS
- Take the bus from Hoedspruit to Nelspruitbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Samora Machel Dr to Av. Eduardo Mondlane
36h 43m$773–2,204
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Maputo is to fly and drive which costs $500 - $2,000 and takes 22h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Maputo is to fly which takes 20h 15m and costs $750 - $2,200.
The distance between Sydney and Maputo is 10748 km.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Sydney to Maputo, including transfers.
Maputo is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:33 PM in Sydney and 8:33 AM in Maputo.
There are 79+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- 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
- $19–32
- Schedules at
- cheetah-express.com
- Single
- $19
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