SYD → ADLSydney to Adelaide

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Direct flights from Sydney (SYD) to Adelaide (ADL): 129 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 57% of the last 30 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. 2 of the 31 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,164 km, an estimated 2 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sydney and Adelaide. Updated 4 November 2026 at 11:33 UTC.

Today, SYD → ADL

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 06:30 QF731Qantas Left 06:30 Landed 07:58 −12
  2. 07:15 VA404Virgin Australia Left 07:15 Landed 09:00 +5
  3. 08:00 QF1993Qantas Left 11:00 +180 Landed 12:47 +2
  4. 09:15 VA412Virgin Australia Left 09:45 +30 Landed 11:30 +35
  5. 09:20 QF733Qantas Left 09:20 Landed 11:04 +4
  6. 10:55 JQ762Jetstar Left 11:10 +15 Landed 12:50 +15
  7. 12:15 VA418Virgin Australia Left 12:50 +35 Landed 14:30 +35
  8. 12:25 JQ764Jetstar Left 13:15 +50 Landed 14:40 +35
  9. 14:55 QF739Qantas Left 14:55 Landed 16:32 −3
  10. 16:30 VA428Virgin Australia Left 16:45 +15 Landed 18:20 +10
  11. 16:45 QF741Qantas Left 16:45 Landed 18:43 +18
  12. 17:25 JQ766Jetstar Left 17:25 Landed 19:05 +5
  13. 17:40 QF743Qantas Left 17:40 Landed 19:28 +8
  14. 19:30 VA442Virgin Australia Left 19:39 +9 Landed 21:12 +2
  15. 20:55 QF749Qantas Left 20:55 ADL est. 22:24In the air · sched 22:35
  16. · JQ760Jetstar On schedule ADL 08:35scheduled
  17. · QF1305Qantas Departed Landed 14:14 +29

Checked SYD board 22:17 · ADL board 22:03

SYD Sydney smooth · +0
ADL Adelaide smooth · +0
1,164 km · ~2h 00m est.
dep bank 06:30–20:55129x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 129x weekly · nonstop
57% on time

of the last 30 tracked SYD → ADL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +13 min. 2 of 31 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+13 minacross the last 28 arrivals
Flight time~2h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures129x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled6.5%recent route rate · 2 of 31

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jetstar AirwaysQantas AirwaysVirgin Australia

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Jetstar AirwaysJQ50% on time

Flights JQ760 07:00 daily · JQ762 10:55 daily · JQ764 12:25 daily · JQ766 17:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Qantas AirwaysQF64% on time

Flights QF731 06:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr · QF1993 08:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · QF733 09:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · QF735 10:15 We Th Fr Sa Su

Virgin AustraliaVA50% on time

Flights VA404 07:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · VA412 09:15 daily · VA418 12:15 daily · VA424 14:30 Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04JQ762dep +15 → arr+15
11-04JQ764dep +50 → arr+35
11-04JQ766dep +0 → arr+5
11-04QF1305arrived+29
11-04QF1993dep +180 → arr+2
11-04QF731dep +0 → arr−12
11-04QF733dep +0 → arr+4
11-04QF739dep +0 → arr−3
11-04QF741dep +0 → arr+18
11-04QF743dep +0 → arr+8
11-04QF749departed+0
11-04VA404dep +0 → arr+5
11-04VA412dep +30 → arr+35
11-04VA418dep +35 → arr+35
11-04VA428dep +15 → arr+10
11-04VA442dep +9 → arr+2
11-03JQ762dep +65 → arr+65
11-03JQ764dep +0 → arr+15
11-03JQ766dep +0 → arr+20
11-03QF1993dep +0 → arr−6
11-03QF731dep +0 → arr−12
11-03QF733dep +0 → arr+13
11-03QF739dep +0 → arr+8
11-03QF741dep +0 → arr+24
11-03QF743dep +10 → arr+53
11-03QF749cancelledCNX
11-03VA404dep +0 → arr−14
11-03VA412dep +15 → arr+10
11-03VA418dep +25 → arr+25
11-03VA428dep +10 → arr+20
11-03VA442cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SYDSydney +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 16 kt Full SYD delay board →
ADLAdelaide +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSW 11 kt Full ADL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SYD: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sydney to Adelaide route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SYD to ADL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SYD to ADL questions

Is SYD–ADL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SYD–ADL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 17:25 from SYD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ADL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SYD to ADL?

Great-circle distance is 1,164 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 112–130 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SYD–ADL fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 129 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.