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✈ GIG → ATH

12H 20M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO ATHENS. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
12h 20m
Distance
6,046 mi
Or
9,730 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Athens

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America  →  Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Athens → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Athens (ATH) takes about 12 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,046 miles (9,730 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 20m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,046 mi

9,730 km · great-circle

Avg speed

789 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1440 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1664 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 399 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.

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