✈ GIG → AKL
15H 21M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO AUCKLAND. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Auckland
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Auckland?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Auckland (AKL) takes about 15 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,619 miles (12,262 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,619 mi
12,262 km · great-circle
Avg speed
799 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Time difference
+15h
15 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~15d
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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