Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador (Brazil)

The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Bahia is 1,206 kilometers (749 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

From Rio de Janeiro to Salvador, the straight-line distance is 1,206 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Salvador at 4 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 1-2 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)
Salvador, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bahia

Coordinates: 12.9756° S 38.491° W

Elevation: 4 m (13 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Salvador International Airport, Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SSA)
  • Valença Airport (VAL)
  • Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport (IOS)
  • Santa Maria Airport (AJU)
  • Una-Comandatuba Airport (UNA)

Other distances from Salvador

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Salvador to São Paulo 1,452 km
From Salvador to Rio de Janeiro 1,206 km
From Salvador to Belo Horizonte 964 km
From Salvador to Fortaleza 1,024 km
From Salvador to Manaus 2,610 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Brazil that are at equal or similar distances as between Rio de Janeiro and Salvador.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Zaragoza, Spain 1,206 km
Indianapolis, United States Laval, Canada 1,206 km
Houston, United States Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 1,206 km
Mexico City, Mexico Houston, United States 1,206 km
Managua, Nicaragua Kingston, Jamaica 1,206 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Mérida, Mexico 1,206 km
Austin, United States Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 1,207 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Austin, United States 1,205 km
Houston, United States Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 1,205 km
Winnipeg, Canada Calgary, Canada 1,207 km
Monterrey, Mexico Albuquerque, United States 1,207 km
Austin, United States Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 1,207 km
Houston, United States Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 1,205 km
Austin, United States Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 1,205 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Berlin, Germany 1,208 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Berlin, Germany 1,208 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 1,208 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Cúcuta, Colombia 1,204 km

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