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Time difference between Australia and Papua New Guinea

Australia has multiple time zones, that reason we now list some of the most important places with their respective local times.

Actual local time in Australia
City	Time
Canberra (?)	??:??
Sidney (New South Wales (most areas))	??:??
New South Wales (New South Wales (most areas))	??:??
Northern Territory (Northern Territory)	??:??
Queensland (Queensland (most areas))	??:??
South Australia (South Australia)	??:??
Tasmania (Tasmania)	??:??
Victoria (Victoria)	??:??
Western Australia (Western Australia (most areas))	??:??

Actual local time in Papua New Guinea

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Australia time changes in 2026

AEST standard time (UTC+10) takes effect on 2026-04-04 at 16:00.
AEDT daylight saving time (UTC+11) takes effect on 2026-10-03 at 16:00.
ACST standard time (UTC+9.5) takes effect on 2026-04-04 at 16:30.
ACDT daylight saving time (UTC+10.5) takes effect on 2026-10-03 at 16:30.

If it's 12PM in Australia, what time is it in Papua New Guinea?

When it's 12:00 PM in Canberra, Australia, time in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is 12:00 PM.

Inverse calculation

Distance between Australia and Papua New Guinea

City of Australia:
City of Papua New Guinea:

Canberra, Australia's latitude is -35.3 and its longitude is 148.12. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's latitude is -9.513611 and its longitude is 147.218611. The distance in kilometers between Australia and Papua New Guinea is 2,869 km.

Traveling from Canberra to Port Moresby

By car, it would take you approximately 35.86 hours to get to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea driving non-stop from Canberra, Australia at a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

By plane, it would take you approximately 4.78 hours to get to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea taking a direct flight from Canberra, Australia.