Distance from Palermo to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Palermo, Italy and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 8,971 kilometers (5,574 miles).

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Palermo to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 8,971 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Palermo at 20 meters above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Palermo, Italy

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Rome

Coordinates: 38.1166° N 13.3636° E

Elevation: 20 m (66 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Falcone-Borsellino Airport (PMO)
  • Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS)
  • Sigonella Naval Air Station (NSY)
  • Comiso Airport (CIY)
  • Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)
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 Palermo

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Palermo to Rome 425 km
From Palermo to Milan 886 km
From Palermo to Naples 314 km
From Palermo to Turin 905 km
From Palermo to Genoa 790 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Rome, Italy Belo Horizonte, Brazil 8,971 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Murcia, Spain 8,971 km
Brasília, Brazil Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 8,971 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Onitsha, Nigeria 8,971 km
Arequipa, Peru Onitsha, Nigeria 8,972 km
Taipei, Taiwan Berlin, Germany 8,970 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Cochabamba, Bolivia 8,970 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Kansas City, United States 8,972 km
Tijuana, Mexico Vigo, Spain 8,970 km
Medellín, Colombia Honolulu, United States 8,969 km
Medellín, Colombia Benin City, Nigeria 8,973 km
Denver, United States Maceió, Brazil 8,969 km
Quito, Ecuador Swansea, United Kingdom 8,969 km
Brampton, Canada Lagos, Nigeria 8,968 km
Brussels, Belgium Bakersfield, United States 8,968 km
Tijuana, Mexico Asunción, Paraguay 8,974 km
Kampala, Uganda Campinas, Brazil 8,968 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Valladolid, Spain 8,968 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Honolulu, United States 8,968 km
Accra, Ghana Tampa, United States 8,968 km

Measure more distances between cities