Distance from Rio de Janeiro to New York City

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and New York City, United States is 7,732 kilometers (4,805 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

New York City, New York, United States

From Rio de Janeiro to New York City, the straight-line distance is 7,732 kilometers, heading northwest. Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters above sea level, while New York City is at 57 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 26-30 days
Motorcycle 8-10 days
Car 7-8 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)
New York City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7143° N 74.006° W

Elevation: 57 m (187 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Other distances from New York City

Distances between cities Kilometers
From New York City to Los Angeles 3,944 km
From New York City to Chicago 1,149 km
From New York City to Houston 2,283 km
From New York City to Phoenix 3,451 km
From New York City to Philadelphia 130 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Cochabamba, Bolivia Tijuana, Mexico 7,732 km
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Mérida, Mexico Belfast, United Kingdom 7,732 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Brussels, Belgium 7,732 km
Havana, Cuba Paris, France 7,733 km
Jaipur, India Benin City, Nigeria 7,731 km
Stockholm, Sweden Wichita, United States 7,731 km
Kumasi, Ghana Salta, Argentina 7,733 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 7,733 km
Hyderābād, India Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 7,733 km
Paris, France New Orleans, United States 7,733 km
Monterrey, Mexico Rosario, Argentina 7,731 km
Pune, India Valladolid, Spain 7,731 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Santa Marta, Colombia 7,731 km
Cartagena, Colombia Madrid, Spain 7,730 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina San Luis Potosí, Mexico 7,730 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Oklahoma City, United States 7,730 km
Dublin, Ireland Mérida, Mexico 7,730 km
Rome, Italy San Juan, Puerto Rico 7,734 km

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