✈ CDG → GIG

11H 41M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,706 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 41m
Distance
5,706 mi
Or
9,183 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Paris to Rio de Janeiro

From Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

How long is the flight from Paris to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from Paris (CDG) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 11 hours 41 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,706 miles (9,183 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 41m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,706 mi

9,183 km · great-circle

Avg speed

786 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

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.

✈ Flight 1359 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1570 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 377 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.