What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi is 7,324 miles (11,787 km).

What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Abu Dhabi?

Abu Dhabi is 7 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi produce?

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi emits about 1744 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → AUH

14H 47M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO ABU DHABI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time: 14h 47m

Distance: 7,324 mi

Or: 11,787 km

Jet lag: 7h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East

↔ Flying the other way? Abu Dhabi → Rio de Janeiro

How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi?

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 14 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,324 miles (11,787 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

14h 47m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,324 mi

11,787 km · great-circle

Avg speed

797 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Abu Dhabi timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

Time difference

+7h

7 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~7d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1744 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 2016 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 483 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.

14H 47M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO ABU DHABI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi

How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Abu Dhabi?

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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