✈ GIG → BER
12H 39M, 6,212 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Berlin
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Brandenburg (BER), Germany Europe
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Berlin?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Berlin (BER) takes about 12 hours 39 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,212 miles (9,997 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 39m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,212 mi
9,997 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Berlin timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Berlin
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
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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