Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Sydney

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Rio de Janeiro

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.

Time zones & jet lag

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.

Flights from Rio de Janeiro

Nearest destinations

• Rio de Janeiro → São Paulo
• Rio de Janeiro → Buenos Aires
• Rio de Janeiro → Santiago
• Rio de Janeiro → Cape Town
• Rio de Janeiro → Miami
• Rio de Janeiro → Cancun
• Rio de Janeiro → Johannesburg
• Rio de Janeiro → Casablanca
• Rio de Janeiro → Atlanta
• Rio de Janeiro → Mexico City

Long-haul from Rio de Janeiro

• Rio de Janeiro → Osaka
• Rio de Janeiro → Tokyo
• Rio de Janeiro → Taipei
• Rio de Janeiro → Shanghai
• Rio de Janeiro → Manila
• Rio de Janeiro → Seoul
• Rio de Janeiro → Hong Kong
• Rio de Janeiro → Beijing
• Rio de Janeiro → Bangkok
• Rio de Janeiro → Bali (Denpasar)

More flights to Oceania

• Rio de Janeiro → Melbourne
• Rio de Janeiro → Auckland

Flights to Sydney

Nearest origins

• Melbourne → Sydney
• Auckland → Sydney
• Bali (Denpasar) → Sydney
• Manila → Sydney
• Singapore → Sydney
• Kuala Lumpur → Sydney
• Taipei → Sydney
• Hong Kong → Sydney
• Bangkok → Sydney
• Osaka → Sydney

Long-haul to Sydney

• Lisbon → Sydney
• Casablanca → Sydney
• Madrid → Sydney
• Dublin → Sydney
• Barcelona → Sydney
• London → Sydney
• Manchester → Sydney
• Paris → Sydney
• Edinburgh → Sydney
• Brussels → Sydney

More flights from South America

• São Paulo → Sydney
• Buenos Aires → Sydney
• Santiago → Sydney