✈ AKL → GIG
15H 21M, 7,619 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Auckland to Rio de Janeiro
From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Auckland to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 15 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,619 miles (12,262 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,619 mi
12,262 km · great-circle
Avg speed
799 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-15h
15 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~10.5d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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- Casablanca → Rio de Janeiro
- Atlanta → Rio de Janeiro
- Mexico City → Rio de Janeiro
- Lisbon → Rio de Janeiro
- New York → Rio de Janeiro