Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Bristol

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Bristol, United Kingdom is 9,142 kilometers (5,680 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

From Rio de Janeiro to Bristol, the straight-line distance is 9,142 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Bristol at 21 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 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)
Bristol, United Kingdom

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/London

Coordinates: 51.4552° N 2.5967° W

Elevation: 21 m (69 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Bristol Filton Airport (FZO)
  • Bristol Airport (BRS)
  • RAF Lyneham (LYE)
  • Cotswold Airport (GBA)
  • RNAS Yeovilton (YEO)

Other distances from Bristol

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Bristol to London 172 km
From Bristol to Birmingham 124 km
From Bristol to Liverpool 219 km
From Bristol to Glasgow 503 km
From Bristol to Sheffield 228 km

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Los Angeles, United States Lisbon, Portugal 9,142 km
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Cochabamba, Bolivia Murcia, Spain 9,142 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Toluca, Mexico 9,142 km
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Brussels, Belgium San Luis Potosí, Mexico 9,142 km
Adelaide, Australia Lucknow, India 9,142 km
Seattle, United States Belgrade, Serbia 9,142 km
Navi Mumbai, India Adelaide, Australia 9,142 km
Lagos, Nigeria Callao, Peru 9,141 km
Moscow, Russia Tampa, United States 9,143 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Paris, France 9,141 km
Málaga, Spain Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 9,141 km
Shanghai, China Sheffield, United Kingdom 9,141 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Paris, France 9,143 km
Helsinki, Finland San Diego, United States 9,143 km
Abuja, Nigeria Ibagué, Colombia 9,144 km

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