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Air freight AMS → SYD

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, The Netherlands → Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, Australia

Distance
16,659 km
Great circle
Best transit
20h 12m
Direct
Carriers
46
2 direct
Flight time
20h 12m
Excludes ground time

Carrier options

Computed from airline hub networks; block time from great-circle distance at 850 km/h, plus 8 h of hub ground time where the routing transfers. Not a schedule — no flight numbers or departure times, because we have no schedule feed.

Airline Routing Distance Flight Transit
KLM Cargo KL AMS → SYD 16,659 km 20h 12m 20h 12m
Qantas Freight QF AMS → SYD 16,659 km 20h 12m 20h 12m
Cathay Cargo CX AMS → HKG → SYD 16,668 km 20h 49m 28h 49m
China Southern Cargo CZ AMS → CAN → SYD 16,669 km 20h 49m 28h 49m
Vietnam Airlines Cargo VN AMS → SGN → SYD 16,695 km 20h 50m 28h 50m
Thai Cargo TG AMS → BKK → SYD 16,723 km 20h 52m 28h 52m
China Airlines Cargo CI AMS → TPE → SYD 16,728 km 20h 53m 28h 53m
EVA Air Cargo BR AMS → TPE → SYD 16,728 km 20h 53m 28h 53m
DHL Aviation (EAT) QY AMS → LEJ → SYD 16,729 km 20h 53m 28h 53m
China Cargo Airlines CK AMS → PVG → SYD 16,775 km 20h 56m 28h 56m
Air China Cargo CA AMS → PEK → SYD 16,792 km 20h 57m 28h 57m
Air India Cargo AI AMS → DEL → SYD 16,799 km 20h 58m 28h 58m

34 slower options not shown.

What it costs on this lane

Air freight prices on chargeable weight, not on distance: the greater of gross weight and volume converted at 166.67 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus a minimum charge and pass-through fuel and security surcharges. Work out the weight first — that is the half of the quote that is arithmetic — then ask for the rate.

Frequently asked

How long does air freight take from AMS to SYD?

The fastest routing in our registry estimates 20h 12m flying direct. That is flight time plus hub ground time where the routing transfers — it excludes pickup, terminal cut-off, customs clearance and final delivery, which usually add a day at each end.

Which airlines fly cargo from AMS to SYD?

KLM Cargo, Qantas Freight, Cathay Cargo, China Southern Cargo, Vietnam Airlines Cargo, Thai Cargo and 40 more in our registry. 2 of them are hubbed at one end and can fly it direct.

What does air freight cost on this lane?

It depends on chargeable weight, not distance alone: the greater of gross and volumetric weight at 167 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus fuel and security surcharges. We do not publish a rate for this lane because we have no live rate feed yet — request a quote and every line comes back itemised.