✈ GIG → DEL
17H 29M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Delhi
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Delhi (DEL) takes about 17 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,738 miles (14,062 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,738 mi
14,062 km · great-circle
Avg speed
804 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
+8.5h
8h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8.5d
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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