FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ MEX → GIG

9H 53M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight time
9h 53m
Distance
4,763 mi
Or
7,666 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Mexico City to Rio de Janeiro

From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Mexico City

How long is the flight from Mexico City to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 9 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,763 miles (7,666 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 53m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,763 mi

7,666 km · great-circle

Avg speed

776 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

+3h

3 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~3d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1135 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1311 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 314 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

Flights from Mexico City

Nearest destinations

Long-haul from Mexico City

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Flights to Rio de Janeiro

Nearest origins

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