Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Port Harcourt

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Port Harcourt, Nigeria is 6,256 kilometers (3,887 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

From Rio de Janeiro to Port Harcourt, the straight-line distance is 6,256 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Port Harcourt at 16 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 10-12 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 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)
Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 4.7774° N 7.0134° E

Elevation: 16 m (52 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC)
  • Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW)
  • Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO)
  • Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ)
  • Warri Airport (QRW)

Other distances from Port Harcourt

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Port Harcourt to Lagos 442 km
From Port Harcourt to Abuja 476 km
From Port Harcourt to Kano 816 km
From Port Harcourt to Kaduna 638 km
From Port Harcourt to Ibadan 448 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Onitsha, Nigeria 6,256 km
Oslo, Norway Ahmedabad, India 6,256 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Minneapolis, United States 6,256 km
Chicago, United States Leicester, United Kingdom 6,255 km
Jacksonville, United States Goiânia, Brazil 6,255 km
Phoenix, United States Lima, Peru 6,258 km
Sucre, Bolivia Saltillo, Mexico 6,258 km
Oslo, Norway Cleveland, United States 6,259 km
Tehran, Iran Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 6,259 km
Edmonton, Canada Cúcuta, Colombia 6,253 km
Phoenix, United States Callao, Peru 6,253 km
Brasília, Brazil Jacksonville, United States 6,253 km
Milwaukee, United States Reading, United Kingdom 6,253 km
Detroit, United States Oslo, Norway 6,252 km
Kumasi, Ghana Curitiba, Brazil 6,260 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina San Salvador, El Salvador 6,260 km
Indianapolis, United States Newport, United Kingdom 6,252 km
La Paz, Bolivia Arlington, United States 6,260 km
Charlotte, United States Bradford, United Kingdom 6,260 km

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