✈ GIG → KUL
19H 21M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Kuala Lumpur
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Kuala Lumpur?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) takes about 19 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,712 miles (15,630 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
19h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,712 mi
15,630 km · great-circle
Avg speed
807 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Time difference
+11h
11 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~11d
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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