✈ BRU → GIG

11H 59M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,861 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 59m
Distance
5,861 mi
Or
9,432 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Brussels to Rio de Janeiro

From Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Brussels

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

A nonstop flight from Brussels (BRU) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 11 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,861 miles (9,432 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 59m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,861 mi

9,432 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Brussels timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Brussels

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

-5h

5 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~3.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1396 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1613 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 387 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.