Sydney to Buenos Aires flight path: SYD to EZE

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Sydney to Buenos Aires. The right side wins on both ends: a coastal farewell from Sydney and, more importantly, the rare treat on this ultra-long route of skimming past the southern Andes and Patagonian lakes district before the final approach reveals the Rio de la Plata and Buenos Aires.

During takeoff from Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing Sydney on the typical southerly flow, the aircraft tracks down the coast before bending onto its southeasterly heading toward South America. The right side faces the coastline, giving a last look at the sandstone cliffs of Royal National Park and the Illawarra escarpment near Wollongong before the ocean swallows everything. Notable sights include: Royal National Park cliffs, Wollongong escarpment, Botany Bay coastline, Tasman Sea.

When landing at Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE), sit on the Right side for the best views. On the approach into Ezeiza after the long ocean crossing, the flight path curves in from the south over the Rio de la Plata basin, putting the sprawl of Buenos Aires and the wide brown river mouth on the right side of the cabin during the final turn. Notable sights include: Rio de la Plata estuary, Buenos Aires skyline, Pampas farmland mosaic, Ezeiza approach lights.

The flight from Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) to Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE) takes 12h 25m.

Vast, largely featureless South Pacific Ocean for most of the crossing, with the flight path passing well south of New Zealand before making landfall over southern Chile/Argentina near the Patagonian Andes and lakes district (Bariloche/Nahuel Huapi region) prior to descent into the Pampas.