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✈ GIG → MEX

9H 53M. RIO DE JANEIRO TO MEXICO CITY. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

Flight time
9h 53m
Distance
4,763 mi
Or
7,666 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Mexico City

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

↔ Flying the other way? Mexico City → Rio de Janeiro

How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 9 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,763 miles (7,666 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 53m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,763 mi

7,666 km · great-circle

Avg speed

776 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

-3h

3 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.1d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1135 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1311 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 314 kg CO₂

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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Nearest origins

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