Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Paris

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Paris, France is 9,143 kilometers (5,681 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Paris, Île-de-France, France

From Rio de Janeiro to Paris, the straight-line distance is 9,143 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Paris at 42 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)
Paris, France

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Paris

Coordinates: 48.8534° N 2.3488° E

Elevation: 42 m (138 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
  • Villacoublay-Vélizy (BA 107) Air Base (VIY)
  • Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG)
  • Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)

Other distances from Paris

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Paris to Marseille 661 km
From Paris to Lyon 393 km
From Paris to Toulouse 588 km
From Paris to Nice 686 km
From Paris to Nantes 343 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Helsinki, Finland San Diego, United States 9,143 km
Moscow, Russia Tampa, United States 9,143 km
Abuja, Nigeria Ibagué, Colombia 9,144 km
Navi Mumbai, India Adelaide, Australia 9,142 km
Kumasi, Ghana Nashville, United States 9,144 km
Brussels, Belgium San Luis Potosí, Mexico 9,142 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Toluca, Mexico 9,142 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Murcia, Spain 9,142 km
Medellín, Colombia Port Harcourt, Nigeria 9,142 km
Rome, Italy Seattle, United States 9,142 km
Los Angeles, United States Lisbon, Portugal 9,142 km
Málaga, Spain Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico 9,142 km
Adelaide, Australia Lucknow, India 9,142 km
Seattle, United States Belgrade, Serbia 9,142 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bristol, United Kingdom 9,142 km
Lagos, Nigeria Callao, Peru 9,141 km
Abuja, Nigeria Arequipa, Peru 9,145 km
Málaga, Spain Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 9,145 km

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