✈ ATH → GIG

ATHENS → RIO DE JANEIRO IN 12H 20M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
12h 20m
Distance
6,046 mi
Or
9,730 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Athens to Rio de Janeiro

From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Athens

How long is the flight from Athens to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 12 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,046 miles (9,730 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 20m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,046 mi

9,730 km · great-circle

Avg speed

789 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Athens timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1440 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1664 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 399 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.