What is the distance from Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro?

The great-circle distance from Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro is 9,998 miles (16,091 km).

What is the time difference between Bangkok and Rio de Janeiro?

Rio de Janeiro is 10 hours behind of Bangkok.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro produce?

A nonstop flight from Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro emits about 2381 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ BKK → GIG

19H 54M FROM BANGKOK TO RIO DE JANEIRO. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight time: 19h 54m

Distance: 9,998 mi

Or: 16,091 km

Jet lag: 10h

Flight from Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Bangkok

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

A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 19 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,998 miles (16,091 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

19h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

9,998 mi

16,091 km · great-circle

Avg speed

808 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Bangkok timezone

UTC+7

Asia/Bangkok

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

-10h

10 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2381 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 2752 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 660 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.

19H 54M FROM BANGKOK TO RIO DE JANEIRO. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight from Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro

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

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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