✈ LIS → GIG

9H 56M. LISBON TO RIO DE JANEIRO. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

Flight time
9h 56m
Distance
4,794 mi
Or
7,715 km
Jet lag
4h

Flight from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro

From Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

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

A nonstop flight from Lisbon (LIS) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 9 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,794 miles (7,715 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 56m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,794 mi

7,715 km · great-circle

Avg speed

777 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Lisbon timezone

UTC+1

Europe/Lisbon

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

-4h

4 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.8d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1142 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1319 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 316 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.