✈ KUL → GIG
19H 21M FROM KUALA LUMPUR TO RIO DE JANEIRO. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Rio de Janeiro
From KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 19 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,712 miles (15,630 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
19h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,712 mi
15,630 km · great-circle
Avg speed
807 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-11h
11 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7.7d
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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