What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Auckland?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Auckland is 7,619 miles (12,262 km).

What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Auckland?

Auckland is 15 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Auckland emits about 1815 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → AKL

15H 21M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO AUCKLAND. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight time: 15h 21m

Distance: 7,619 mi

Or: 12,262 km

Jet lag: 15h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Auckland

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Auckland → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Auckland (AKL) takes about 15 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,619 miles (12,262 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

15h 21m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,619 mi

12,262 km · great-circle

Avg speed

799 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Auckland timezone

UTC+12

Pacific/Auckland

Time difference

+15h

15 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~15d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1815 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 2097 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 503 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.

15H 21M FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TO AUCKLAND. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Auckland

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

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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