✈ FCO → GIG

11H 40M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,698 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 40m
Distance
5,698 mi
Or
9,170 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Rome to Rio de Janeiro

From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

How long is the flight from Rome to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 11 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,698 miles (9,170 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 40m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,698 mi

9,170 km · great-circle

Avg speed

786 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rome timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

-5h

5 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~3.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1357 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1568 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 376 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.