✈ GIG → BOS
10H 1M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO BOSTON. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Boston
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Logan (BOS), USA North America
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Boston?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Boston (BOS) takes about 10 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,839 miles (7,788 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 1m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,839 mi
7,788 km · great-circle
Avg speed
777 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
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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