Distance from Köln to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Köln, Germany and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 9,538 kilometers (5,927 miles).

Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Köln to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 9,538 kilometers, heading southwest. Köln is situated at an altitude of 58 meters above sea level, while Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Köln, Germany

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Berlin

Coordinates: 50.9333° N 6.95° E

Elevation: 58 m (190 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
  • Bonn-Hangelar Airport (BNJ)
  • Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)
  • Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL)
  • Essen/Mülheim Airport (ESS)
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 Köln

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Köln to Berlin 480 km
From Köln to Hamburg 358 km
From Köln to Munich 457 km
From Köln to Frankfurt am Main 153 km
From Köln to Stuttgart 288 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 Köln and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Buenos Aires, Argentina Mexicali, Mexico 9,537 km
Montevideo, Uruguay Sevilla, Spain 9,539 km
Winnipeg, Canada São Paulo, Brazil 9,537 km
El Paso, United States Minsk, Belarus 9,539 km
Havana, Cuba Benin City, Nigeria 9,539 km
Bucharest, Romania New Orleans, United States 9,540 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Bakersfield, United States 9,536 km
Valencia, Spain Fresno, United States 9,540 km
Bangkok, Thailand Islington, United Kingdom 9,540 km
Moscow, Russia Houston, United States 9,535 km
Istanbul, Turkey Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 9,541 km
Detroit, United States Onitsha, Nigeria 9,541 km
Adelaide, Australia New Delhi, India 9,541 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Mérida, Mexico 9,535 km
Barcelona, Spain Fresno, United States 9,535 km
Dublin, Ireland Chiclayo, Peru 9,535 km
Santiago, Chile San Francisco, United States 9,535 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Minsk, Belarus 9,542 km
Winnipeg, Canada Guarulhos, Brazil 9,534 km
Adelaide, Australia Delhi, India 9,542 km

Measure more distances between cities