✈ NBO → GIG
11H 24M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Nairobi to Rio de Janeiro
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 11 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,558 miles (8,944 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 24m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,558 mi
8,944 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
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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