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Sydney Airport (Kingsford-Smith Airport)

SYD is the IATA Airport Code for Sydney Airport (Kingsford-Smith Airport)

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What times do the Sydney international and domestic airports open and close?

Sydney airport is a complex containing both the international airport and the domestic airport, but unlike many other busy airports neither part is open 24 hours. I usually work in a backpacker hostel in Sydney so I've dug up this information for…
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Is there free wifi in Sydney Airport?

I'm flying into Sydney airport in about a week, and there's a chance that I'll find myself wanting to look online for a last minute hotel. However, because I will just have arrived, I won't have had a chance to go and get an Australian SIM card. Is…
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Car rental in Sydney - airport or town?

Three of us fly into Sydney in January. I've looked up car rentals, and am just wondering logistics wise, if we're heading west to Orange afterwards: is it easier to pick them up from the airport or to train/taxi into town and pick it up from…
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Are some Optus kiosks in Sydney Airport a scam?

In the international terminal of Sydney Airport there are several Optus kiosks. When I flew to Sydney for the first time, I didn't know that, and I proceeded to the first Optus kiosk I saw (assuming there is only one Optus kiosk in this terminal). I…
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Safe two-ticket connection time in Sydney (international > domestic)

I'll be flying into Sydney later this year, and need to change to a domestic flight. I'll be coming in from London via Singapore into T1, early in the morning. For various reasons I wasn't able to get the domestic flight booked as a through ticket,…
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Travelling without visa through Sydney Terminal 1 - what if I miss second flight?

I'm flying Auckland to Manila on a Filipino passport, transiting through Sydney. Both flights are on the same carrier and there is no requirement to collect the bags and re-check them in Sydney. The transit time in Sydney is less than 8 hours so…
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Sydney Airport - How long to get from Blu Emu car park to the International terminal?

Got an international flight taking off from Sydney Airport and trying to arrange for parking near the airport. Their budget car park seems to be Blu Emu and it's a little further away but it's a lot cheaper especially for long term. The Sydney…
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Do you go through immigration when transiting through Australia?

I (US citizen) will be traveling from New Zealand to the United States via Australia on Qantas. There is a plane change and a 3-hour layover in Sydney. Do I need to go through Australian immigration? I will have an Australian visa as the first part…
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Sydney International to International transfer, no baggage. Possible to stay and transit via Airside only?

I have two tickets - Singapore to Sydney (Scoot), Sydney to Hawaii (Virgin Australia / Hawaiian Airlines) I have no visa for Australia so I will not be able to enter immigration for counter re-check in. I will have no baggage. Transit is allowed…
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14 hour transit time at Sydney airport with no visa arrangements

On return flight from Bali-Sydney-Samoa, the transit is 14 hours as there is only one flight 4 days a week from Sydney-Samoa. I arrive at 6.00am and depart that evening, so technically not staying overnight which I know is not allowed in Sydney…
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Do I, an Indian citizen, need a transit visa for a short layover in Sydney?

I am flying AirAsia from Chennai to Auckland via Sydney without changing flight. The layover will be 55 minutes in Sydney. Do I need to a transit visa for Sydney? Chennai - Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur - Sydney, Sydney - Auckland I am an Indian…
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T3 to T1 Sydney - When does customs occur?

I've booked tickets from Melbourne to Santiago with Qantas. I'm going MEL to SYD T3 (arrives 9.55am) then SYD T1 to SCL (departs 11.25am) on a Monday. When I transfer between terminals in Sydney, what is the procedure? The checked luggage is already…
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Do I have to go through immigration and customs and get my bag when there is a layover in Sydney Australia from USA to New Zealand?

Do we need to go through immigration and customs and collect our bags when flying Delta from the United States, with a 1:15h layover in Sydney, Australia, before flying with Virgin Australia to New Zealand?
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Singapore to Sydney to Canberra: where do we clear customs

I plan to fly with Singapore Airlines from Singapore to Canberra (SQ288) with stopover in Sydney for 1 hour 2 minutes. Do we clear immigration and customs in Sydney International Airport then move to domestic terminal of Sydney Airport? Or we don’t…
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UK Citizens transiting through T1 at Sydney Airport

We are arriving in Sydney Terminal 1 at 6.45AM and departing T1 Sydney at 9.50AM to Nadi Fiji, will it be possible? What procedures will we go through? We are traveling on british passports coming in from San Francisco on United flight. We will have…
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