Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Papeete

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Papeete, French Polynesia is 10,857 kilometers (6,746 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Papeete, Îles du Vent, French Polynesia

From Rio de Janeiro to Papeete, the straight-line distance is 10,857 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Papeete at 42 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 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)
Papeete, French Polynesia

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Tahiti

Coordinates: 17.5347° S 149.5684° W

Elevation: 42 m (138 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT)
  • Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)
  • Tetiaroa Airport (TTI)
  • Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)
  • Raiatea Airport (RFP)

Other distances from Papeete

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Papeete to Vaitape 259 km
From Papeete to Fare 181 km
From Papeete to Faaa 5 km
From Papeete to Punaauia 11 km
From Papeete to Pirae 2 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Wellington, New Zealand Tonalá, Mexico 10,857 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Bucharest, Romania 10,857 km
Rome, Italy Lima, Peru 10,857 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Kyiv, Ukraine 10,858 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Minsk, Belarus 10,856 km
Tehran, Iran Omaha, United States 10,858 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Accra, Ghana 10,856 km
Baghdad, Iraq Atlanta, United States 10,859 km
Lagos, Nigeria Reynosa, Mexico 10,859 km
Bucharest, Romania Veracruz, Mexico 10,855 km
Reynosa, Mexico Tokyo, Japan 10,860 km
Sucre, Bolivia Kampala, Uganda 10,854 km
Montevideo, Uruguay Swansea, United Kingdom 10,854 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Budapest, Hungary 10,860 km
Vancouver, Canada Cairo, Egypt 10,860 km
Austin, United States Kaduna, Nigeria 10,854 km
Reynosa, Mexico Ibadan, Nigeria 10,862 km
Zapopan, Mexico Wellington, New Zealand 10,852 km

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