✈ GIG → ICN
22H 19M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO SEOUL. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Seoul
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Seoul?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 22 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 11,254 miles (18,111 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
22h 19m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
11,254 mi
18,111 km · great-circle
Avg speed
812 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
Eastward — worse
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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