What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon is 4,794 miles (7,715 km).

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

Lisbon is 4 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon emits about 1142 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → LIS

9H 56M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time: 9h 56m

Distance: 4,794 mi

Or: 7,715 km

Jet lag: 4h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon

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

↔ Flying the other way? Lisbon → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Lisbon (LIS) 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

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Lisbon timezone

UTC+1

Europe/Lisbon

Time difference

+4h

4 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~4d

Eastward — worse

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.

9H 56M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon

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Time zones & jet lag

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