✈ GIG → MXP

11H 45M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,742 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

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

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.