✈ LAS → GIG

12H 38M FROM LAS VEGAS TO RIO DE JANEIRO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
12h 38m
Distance
6,206 mi
Or
9,988 km
Jet lag
4h

Flight from Las Vegas to Rio de Janeiro

From Harry Reid (LAS), USA North America  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 12 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,206 miles (9,988 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 38m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,206 mi

9,988 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Las Vegas timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

+4h

4 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~4d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1478 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1708 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 410 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.