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Air freight LEJ → SYD

Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany → Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, Australia

Distance
16,207 km
Great circle
Best transit
19h 40m
Direct
Carriers
46
2 direct
Flight time
19h 40m
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
DHL Aviation (EAT) QY LEJ → SYD 16,207 km 19h 40m 19h 40m
Qantas Freight QF LEJ → SYD 16,207 km 19h 40m 19h 40m
Vietnam Airlines Cargo VN LEJ → SGN → SYD 16,218 km 20h 17m 28h 17m
Thai Cargo TG LEJ → BKK → SYD 16,236 km 20h 18m 28h 18m
Cathay Cargo CX LEJ → HKG → SYD 16,249 km 20h 19m 28h 19m
China Southern Cargo CZ LEJ → CAN → SYD 16,250 km 20h 19m 28h 19m
Air India Cargo AI LEJ → DEL → SYD 16,292 km 20h 22m 28h 22m
Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ LEJ → SIN → SYD 16,305 km 20h 23m 28h 23m
MASkargo MH LEJ → KUL → SYD 16,318 km 20h 24m 28h 24m
China Airlines Cargo CI LEJ → TPE → SYD 16,350 km 20h 26m 28h 26m
EVA Air Cargo BR LEJ → TPE → SYD 16,350 km 20h 26m 28h 26m
Garuda Indonesia Cargo GA LEJ → CGK → SYD 16,365 km 20h 27m 28h 27m

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 LEJ to SYD?

The fastest routing in our registry estimates 19h 40m 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 LEJ to SYD?

DHL Aviation (EAT), Qantas Freight, Vietnam Airlines Cargo, Thai Cargo, Cathay Cargo, China Southern 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 We do not publish a rate for this lane because we have no live rate feed yet — request a quote and every line comes back itemised.