✈ GIG → SEA
13H 56M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO SEATTLE. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Seattle
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 13 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,884 miles (11,079 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 56m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,884 mi
11,079 km · great-circle
Avg speed
795 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Seattle 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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