Australia were always going to have an edge in terms of travel back to Sydney from San Pedro Sula, but flight charts from the two camps shows just how great an advantage their precisely-planned trip has given them.

While Ange Postecoglou's men were immediately whisked away from the scene of their 0-0 first leg stalemate and onto an opulent chartered flight, the Hondurans were left waiting and waiting; leaving five hours after Australia, and on a longer path to their destination.

Rested and relaxed: Aziz Behich as the Socceroos arrive back in Sydney on Sunday. Credit:AAP

The trip from Honduras to Sydney with a brief stopover in Hawaii only took the Socceroos 21 hours, with a two-hour stopover in Honolulu sandwiched by two relatively manageable nine-and-a-half-hour flights.

Los Catrachos, on the other hand, landed in Los Angeles on Saturday morning for a layover so long that they rented hotel rooms, and even had time for a training session the following afternoon.