✈ GIG → AUH
14H 47M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO ABU DHABI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 14 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,324 miles (11,787 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 47m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,324 mi
11,787 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
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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