✈ JNB → GIG
JOHANNESBURG → RIO DE JANEIRO: 9H 16M, 4,443 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro
From O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Johannesburg (JNB) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 9 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,443 miles (7,151 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 16m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,443 mi
7,151 km · great-circle
Avg speed
772 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Johannesburg 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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