✈ GIG → MXP

11H 45M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO MILAN. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 45m
Distance
5,742 mi
Or
9,241 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Milan

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America  →  Malpensa (MXP), Italy Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Milan → Rio de Janeiro

How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Milan?

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Milan (MXP) takes about 11 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,742 miles (9,241 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 45m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,742 mi

9,241 km · great-circle

Avg speed

786 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Milan timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

Time difference

+5h

5 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~5d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1368 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1580 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 379 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.