Flight from Cancun to Rio de Janeiro

From Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Cancun

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

A nonstop flight from Cancun (CUN) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 8 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,220 miles (6,792 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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.

Flights from Cancun

• Cancun → Miami
• Cancun → Mexico City
• Cancun → Atlanta
• Cancun → Dallas
• Cancun → Chicago
• Cancun → New York
• Cancun → Toronto
• Cancun → Boston
• Cancun → Las Vegas
• Cancun → Los Angeles
• Cancun → San Francisco
• Cancun → Seattle
• Cancun → Vancouver
• Cancun → Santiago
• Cancun → São Paulo
• Cancun → Buenos Aires
• Cancun → Lisbon
• Cancun → Dublin
• Cancun → Edinburgh
• Cancun → Casablanca

Flights to Rio de Janeiro

• São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro
• Buenos Aires → Rio de Janeiro
• Santiago → Rio de Janeiro
• Cape Town → Rio de Janeiro
• Miami → Rio de Janeiro
• Johannesburg → Rio de Janeiro
• Casablanca → Rio de Janeiro
• Atlanta → Rio de Janeiro
• Mexico City → Rio de Janeiro
• Lisbon → Rio de Janeiro
• New York → Rio de Janeiro
• Boston → Rio de Janeiro
• Madrid → Rio de Janeiro
• Toronto → Rio de Janeiro
• Dallas → Rio de Janeiro
• Barcelona → Rio de Janeiro
• Chicago → Rio de Janeiro
• Nairobi → Rio de Janeiro
• Rome → Rio de Janeiro
• Paris → Rio de Janeiro