Flight from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro

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

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Sydney

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.

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 Sydney

Nearest destinations

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

Long-haul from Sydney

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

More flights to South America

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

Flights to Rio de Janeiro

Nearest origins

• 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 → Rio de Janeiro

Long-haul to 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) → Rio de Janeiro

More flights from Oceania

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