✈ GIG → SFO
13H 25M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 13 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,611 miles (10,639 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,611 mi
10,639 km · great-circle
Avg speed
793 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-4h
4 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~2.8d
Westward — easier
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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