✈ BUD → GIG

12H 39M FROM BUDAPEST TO RIO DE JANEIRO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
12h 39m
Distance
6,209 mi
Or
9,993 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Budapest to Rio de Janeiro

From Ferenc Liszt (BUD), Hungary Europe  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Budapest

How long is the flight from Budapest to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from Budapest (BUD) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 12 hours 39 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,209 miles (9,993 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 39m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,209 mi

9,993 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Budapest timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Budapest

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

-5h

5 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~3.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1479 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1709 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 410 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.