✈ GIG → MEL
RIO DE JANEIRO → MELBOURNE: 16H 31M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 16 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,225 miles (13,237 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 31m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,225 mi
13,237 km · great-circle
Avg speed
802 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+13h
13 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~13d
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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