✈ CPT → GIG
8H IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 8 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 3,782 miles (6,087 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,782 mi
6,087 km · great-circle
Avg speed
761 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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- São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro
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- Atlanta → Rio de Janeiro
- Mexico City → Rio de Janeiro
- Lisbon → Rio de Janeiro
- New York → Rio de Janeiro
- Boston → Rio de Janeiro