Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Quito

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Quito, Ecuador is 4,573 kilometers (2,842 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

From Rio de Janeiro to Quito, the straight-line distance is 4,573 kilometers, heading northwest. Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters above sea level, while Quito is at 2,854 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 15-18 days
Motorcycle 5-6 days
Car 4-5 days
Airplane 6-8 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)
Quito, Ecuador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Guayaquil

Coordinates: 0.2299° S 78.525° W

Elevation: 2,854 m (9,364 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)
  • Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX)
  • Chachoán Airport (ATF)
  • Jumandy Airport (TNW)
  • Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA)

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo 361 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte 340 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Salvador 1,206 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza 2,181 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Manaus 2,846 km

Other distances from Quito

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Quito to Guayaquil 265 km
From Quito to Cuenca 300 km
From Quito to Ambato 113 km
From Quito to Portoviejo 233 km
From Quito to Machala 371 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Guayaquil, Ecuador Mar del Plata, Argentina 4,573 km
Memphis, United States Piura, Peru 4,573 km
Trujillo, Peru Mazatlán, Mexico 4,573 km
Recife, Brazil Bogotá, Colombia 4,573 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 4,574 km
Quito, Ecuador The Bronx, United States 4,574 km
Istanbul, Turkey Port Harcourt, Nigeria 4,572 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Tulsa, United States 4,571 km
Phoenix, United States Santa Marta, Colombia 4,571 km
Rosario, Argentina Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 4,575 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Guayaquil, Ecuador 4,575 km
Havana, Cuba Belém, Brazil 4,569 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Maracaibo, Venezuela 4,569 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Campinas, Brazil 4,578 km
Managua, Nicaragua San Francisco, United States 4,578 km
Managua, Nicaragua Oakland, United States 4,568 km
Kingston, Jamaica Bakersfield, United States 4,578 km
Maracay, Venezuela Minneapolis, United States 4,568 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Calgary, Canada 4,567 km

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