Distance from Glasgow to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Glasgow, United Kingdom and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 9,471 kilometers (5,885 miles).

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Glasgow to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 9,471 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Glasgow at 40 meters above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/London

Coordinates: 55.8652° N 4.2576° W

Elevation: 40 m (131 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA)
  • Prestwick Airport (PIK)
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
  • Perth/Scone Airport (PSL)
  • Oban Airport (OBN)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo

Coordinates: 22.9064° S 43.1822° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)
  • Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG)
  • Jacarepagua-Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ)
  • Aeroclube Airport (QNV)
  • Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ)

Other distances from Glasgow

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Glasgow to London 556 km
From Glasgow to Birmingham 407 km
From Glasgow to Liverpool 285 km
From Glasgow to Sheffield 330 km
From Glasgow to Leeds 289 km

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo 361 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte 340 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Salvador 1,206 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza 2,181 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Manaus 2,846 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Sucre, Bolivia Vancouver, Canada 9,471 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Halifax, Canada 9,472 km
Brussels, Belgium Tokyo, Japan 9,472 km
Los Angeles, United States Zaragoza, Spain 9,470 km
Málaga, Spain Sacramento, United States 9,470 km
Warsaw, Poland Mesa, United States 9,470 km
Zaragoza, Spain Porto Alegre, Brazil 9,472 km
Moscow, Russia San Francisco, United States 9,469 km
London, United Kingdom São Paulo, Brazil 9,473 km
San Jose, United States Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 9,473 km
Barcelona, Spain Sacramento, United States 9,473 km
Valencia, Spain Irapuato, Mexico 9,469 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom São Paulo, Brazil 9,474 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Montevideo, Uruguay 9,468 km
Santiago, Chile San Jose, United States 9,468 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Taipei, Taiwan 9,468 km
Lima, Peru Valladolid, Spain 9,468 km
Tokyo, Japan Manchester, United Kingdom 9,467 km
Rome, Italy Albuquerque, United States 9,475 km

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