Welcome to Sydney

Destination airport: Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport SYD

Flight duration: 21 h 5 m

Air distance: 16,600 km

Culinary specialities

Lamingtons
Lamingtons are small cubes of sponge cake coated in chocolate icing and desiccated coconut. This typical Australian dessert was presumably named after Lord Lamington, a Governor of Queensland.

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Did you know?

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is the oldest international airport in Australia and one of the oldest in the world – it opened in 1920. The airport is located about 8 kilometres south of the city centre and is named after the Australian aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith. Today, it is Australia's largest aviation hub and one of the most important links to Asia, Europe and North America.

Places of interest

The world-famous Sydney Opera House is among the most iconic structures globally and a UNESCO World Heritage site. A short stroll away is Sydney Harbour Bridge, often referred to as the „Coathanger“ – intrepid visitors can even climb it as part of the BridgeClimb. Bondi Beach is a hotspot for surfers and sun-worshippers from around the world. The Royal Botanic Garden offers green oases right by the water and magnificent views of Sydney Harbour.

Useless knowledge

• The Australian kangaroos are so proud of Sydney that they are constantly posing in the streets.
• Bondi Beach has more surfers than grains of sand and the waves are just as confused.
• The Sydney Opera House has so many rooms, you'll probably only find the emergency exit on your third visit.
• In Sydney's gardens, metre-long monitor lizards are known to sunbathe. There's no need to panic, they're just locals with a hunger for sunshine.
• Anyone who stares at their phone for too long will miss dolphins, street musicians, living statues, or at least three extremely fit pensioners working out on the beach.