New Zealand is approximately 4,163 kilometers (about 2,587 miles) from Australia when measured by the shortest air travel distance between the two countries' central points. The closest distance between the Australian island state of Tasmania and New Zealand’s South Island is about 1,500 kilometers (932 miles). The distance varies depending on which cities the measurement is taken from, for example, from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, it is about 2,155 kilometers (1,339 miles). Flying between the two countries generally takes between 2.5 to 4.5 hours depending on the specific locations and flight paths.