What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona is 5,295 miles (8,522 km).

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

Barcelona is 5 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona emits about 1261 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → BCN

10H 54M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time: 10h 54m

Distance: 5,295 mi

Or: 8,522 km

Jet lag: 5h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → El Prat (BCN), Spain Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Barcelona → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Barcelona (BCN) takes about 10 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,295 miles (8,522 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,295 mi

8,522 km · great-circle

Avg speed

782 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Barcelona timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Time difference

+5h

5 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~5d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1261 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 1457 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 349 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.

10H 54M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona

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

Time zones & jet lag

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