Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Washington

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Washington, United States is 7,698 kilometers (4,783 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

From Rio de Janeiro to Washington, the straight-line distance is 7,698 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Washington at 6 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 26-30 days
Motorcycle 8-10 days
Car 7-8 days
Airplane 12-14 hours
Speed Time
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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)
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.8951° N 77.0364° W

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Davison Army Air Field (DAA)
  • Tipton Airport (FME)
  • Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)

Other distances from Washington

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 329 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 3,700 km
From Washington to Chicago 958 km
From Washington to Houston 1,962 km
From Washington to Phoenix 3,189 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Houston, United States Recife, Brazil 7,699 km
Jacksonville, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 7,699 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Manchester, United Kingdom 7,699 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Irapuato, Mexico 7,699 km
Recife, Brazil Chicago, United States 7,699 km
Rome, Italy Milwaukee, United States 7,700 km
Memphis, United States Barcelona, Spain 7,700 km
Tokyo, Japan Newcastle, Australia 7,700 km
Valencia, Spain Kansas City, United States 7,700 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Montería, Colombia 7,696 km
Brisbane, Australia Seoul, South Korea 7,696 km
Fort Worth, United States Islington, United Kingdom 7,696 km
Fort Worth, United States London, United Kingdom 7,696 km
Budapest, Hungary Raleigh, United States 7,696 km
Brasília, Brazil Murcia, Spain 7,700 km
Helsinki, Finland Seattle, United States 7,695 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Kumasi, Ghana 7,701 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Mar del Plata, Argentina 7,695 km
Minsk, Belarus Minneapolis, United States 7,701 km

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