Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Houston

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Houston, United States is 8,070 kilometers (5,015 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Houston, Texas, United States

From Rio de Janeiro to Houston, the straight-line distance is 8,070 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Houston at 30 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 26-30 days
Motorcycle 10-12 days
Car 8-10 days
Airplane 12-14 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 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)
Houston, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 29.7633° N 95.3633° W

Elevation: 30 m (98 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • William P Hobby Airport (HOU)
  • Andrau Airpark (AAP)
  • George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
  • Ellington Airport (EFD)
  • West Houston Airport (IWS)

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distance 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

Other distances from Houston

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Houston to New York City 2,283 km
From Houston to Los Angeles 2,211 km
From Houston to Chicago 1,510 km
From Houston to Phoenix 1,635 km
From Houston to Philadelphia 2,158 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Fortaleza, Brazil Culiacán, Mexico 8,070 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Mar del Plata, Argentina 8,070 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Dallas, United States 8,069 km
Istanbul, Turkey The Bronx, United States 8,069 km
Ottawa, Canada San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 8,069 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Port Harcourt, Nigeria 8,069 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Raleigh, United States 8,071 km
San Antonio, United States São Paulo, Brazil 8,071 km
Manaus, Brazil Cardiff, United Kingdom 8,072 km
San Antonio, United States Guarulhos, Brazil 8,072 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Kolkata, India 8,067 km
Fort Worth, United States Córdoba, Spain 8,067 km
Mérida, Mexico Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,073 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Bakersfield, United States 8,073 km
Barcelona, Spain Chennai, India 8,074 km
Bengaluru, India Ibadan, Nigeria 8,074 km
Reynosa, Mexico Swansea, United Kingdom 8,065 km
Cali, Colombia Sevilla, Spain 8,065 km
Houston, United States Madrid, Spain 8,065 km

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