✈ OTP → GIG
12H 58M, 6,378 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro
From Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Bucharest (OTP) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 12 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,378 miles (10,264 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 58m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,378 mi
10,264 km · great-circle
Avg speed
791 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
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.
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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