✈ GIG → SYD
16H 51M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Sydney
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 16 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,403 miles (13,523 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 51m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,403 mi
13,523 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+13h
13 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~13d
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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