Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Istanbul

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Istanbul, Turkey is 10,263 kilometers (6,377 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Istanbul, Turkey

From Rio de Janeiro to Istanbul, the straight-line distance is 10,263 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Istanbul at 39 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 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)
Istanbul, Turkey

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Istanbul

Coordinates: 41.0138° N 28.9497° E

Elevation: 39 m (128 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
  • Bursa Airport (BTZ)
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ)

Other distances from Istanbul

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Istanbul to Ankara 353 km
From Istanbul to Bursa 91 km
From Istanbul to Gaziantep 851 km
From Istanbul to Diyarbakır 1,028 km
From Istanbul to Adana 710 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Rome, Italy Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 10,263 km
Bucharest, Romania Las Vegas, United States 10,263 km
Beijing, China San Diego, United States 10,263 km
Accra, Ghana Wichita, United States 10,263 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Manhattan, United States 10,263 km
Rome, Italy Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 10,263 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Chihuahua, Mexico 10,262 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bakersfield, United States 10,262 km
Vienna, Austria Mazatlán, Mexico 10,265 km
Arequipa, Peru Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 10,261 km
Managua, Nicaragua Port Harcourt, Nigeria 10,261 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Montréal, Canada 10,265 km
Lagos, Nigeria Villa Nueva, Guatemala 10,265 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo New York City, United States 10,266 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Brooklyn, United States 10,260 km
Kyiv, Ukraine San Diego, United States 10,260 km
Brasília, Brazil Surrey, Canada 10,260 km
Lagos, Nigeria Mixco, Guatemala 10,266 km

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