✈ MEL → GIG
16H 31M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Melbourne to Rio de Janeiro
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Melbourne
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 16 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,225 miles (13,237 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 31m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,225 mi
13,237 km · great-circle
Avg speed
802 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-13h
13 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~9.1d
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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Flights to Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro
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