Hobart (HBA) – Sydney (SYD)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,037 km
645 mi · 560 nm
Flight time
2 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
131 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (77 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
841,310
May 2025 – Apr 2026 · +1.9%
Flights / week
109
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
995,313 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: BITRE (Australia), domestic airline activity by city pair, May 2025 – Apr 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from HBA to SYDHBASYD
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from HBA
19°
Heading from SYD
197°
Halfway point
-38.41, 149.46
Great-circle km
1,039 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (May 2025 – Apr 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 95,718 passengers
050K100KMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan95.7KFebMarApr
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Month Passengers
May 202558,225
Jun 202558,299
Jul 202564,753
Aug 202560,277
Sep 202560,160
Oct 202570,168
Nov 202574,372
Dec 202588,455
Jan 202695,718
Feb 202669,792
Mar 202675,114
Apr 202665,977
Flights per month, both directions (May 2025 – Apr 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 608 flights
05001KMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan608FebMarApr
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Month Flights
May 2025421
Jun 2025427
Jul 2025445
Aug 2025414
Sep 2025430
Oct 2025458
Nov 2025476
Dec 2025597
Jan 2026608
Feb 2026451
Mar 2026498
Apr 2026466

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,039 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from HBA

Route Distance Passengers / year
HBA → MEL617 km 1,457,845
HBA → BNE1,788 km 327,842
HBA → AKL2,408 km 21,011

More routes from SYD

Route Distance Passengers / year
SYD → MEL706 km 8,091,178
SYD → BNE751 km 4,431,416
SYD → OOL678 km 2,609,754
SYD → ADL1,166 km 1,900,844
SYD → SIN6,288 km 1,758,167
SYD → PER3,284 km 1,742,359
SYD → AKL2,164 km 1,321,410
SYD → HKG7,372 km 1,065,358
SYD → CNS1,967 km 916,051
SYD → DPS4,620 km 846,035

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Hobart (HBA) and Sydney (SYD) are 1,037 km (645 miles, 560 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.