✈ SYD → GIG
16H 51M, 8,403 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) 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
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-13h
13 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~9.1d
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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- Casablanca → Rio de Janeiro
- Atlanta → Rio de Janeiro
- Mexico City → Rio de Janeiro
- Lisbon → Rio de Janeiro
- New York → Rio de Janeiro