✈ IST → GIG
ISTANBUL → RIO DE JANEIRO IN 12H 59M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Istanbul to Rio de Janeiro
From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Istanbul to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 12 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,383 miles (10,273 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 59m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,383 mi
10,273 km · great-circle
Avg speed
791 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
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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