Kingsford Smith SYD
Athens, London, Rome and the other listed destinations sit at the far end of trips that start at Kingsford Smith (SYD), and cheap flights from Sydney matter most once you compare which airport pair suits your dates. Kingsford Smith serves Sydney, Australia, while each destination has its own airport, so the pair you choose shapes the transfer and the fare. With no other Sydney airport listed for the city, SYD is the local starting point.
Kingsford Smith at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 29.0 M (2022)
- Hub for
- Qantas, V Australia
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Opened
- 1933
- Official website
- sydneyairport.com.au
- Population of Sydney
- 5.5 M (2023)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Public transport is usually the cheapest way from Kingsford Smith into Sydney; trains and buses beat taxi ranks, and you should allow buffer time for delays. Avoid unlicensed drivers and unofficial transfer offers, and check which station or stop matches your hotel before you leave the terminal. If you arrive late, confirm the last service before you commit to a ticket.