What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne is 8,225 miles (13,237 km).

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

Melbourne is 13 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne emits about 1959 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → MEL

RIO DE JANEIRO → MELBOURNE: 16H 31M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time: 16h 31m

Distance: 8,225 mi

Or: 13,237 km

Jet lag: 13h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Melbourne → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 16 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,225 miles (13,237 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 31m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,225 mi

13,237 km · great-circle

Avg speed

802 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Melbourne timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Melbourne

Time difference

+13h

13 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~13d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1959 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 2264 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 543 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.

RIO DE JANEIRO → MELBOURNE: 16H 31M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne

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

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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