Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Accra

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Accra, Ghana is 5,637 kilometers (3,502 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

From Rio de Janeiro to Accra, the straight-line distance is 5,637 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Accra at 33 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
Accra, Ghana

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Accra

Coordinates: 5.556° N 0.1969° W

Elevation: 33 m (108 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Kotoka International Airport (ACC)
  • Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)
  • Takoradi Airport (TKD)
  • Kumasi Airport (KMS)
  • Cadjehoun Airport (COO)

Other distances from Accra

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Accra to Kumasi 202 km
From Accra to Tamale 431 km
From Accra to Cape Coast 127 km
From Accra to Takoradi 188 km
From Accra to Ashaiman 24 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Sucre, Bolivia Mexico City, Mexico 5,637 km
Brampton, Canada Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 5,637 km
Brampton, Canada Leicester, United Kingdom 5,637 km
Sucre, Bolivia Álvaro Obregón, Mexico 5,637 km
Mississauga, Canada Leicester, United Kingdom 5,637 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Patna, India 5,637 km
Queens, United States Valladolid, Spain 5,636 km
La Paz, Bolivia Zapopan, Mexico 5,636 km
Sucre, Bolivia Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 5,636 km
Salvador, Brazil Abuja, Nigeria 5,638 km
Mississauga, Canada Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 5,638 km
Washington, United States Vigo, Spain 5,639 km
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Hanoi, Vietnam 5,639 km
Washington, United States Lima, Peru 5,639 km
Zaragoza, Spain Boston, United States 5,639 km
Oslo, Norway South Boston, United States 5,635 km
Minsk, Belarus Patna, India 5,639 km
Zaragoza, Spain South Boston, United States 5,639 km
Sucre, Bolivia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 5,640 km

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