✈ LHR → GIG
11H 46M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from London to Rio de Janeiro
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from London to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 11 hours 46 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,750 miles (9,253 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 46m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,750 mi
9,253 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
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.
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 to Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro
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- Santiago → Rio de Janeiro
- Cape Town → Rio de Janeiro
- Miami → Rio de Janeiro
- Cancun → 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