What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai is 11,352 miles (18,270 km).

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

Shanghai is 35 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai emits about 2704 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → PVG

22H 30M, 11,352 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.

Flight time: 22h 30m

Distance: 11,352 mi

Or: 18,270 km

Jet lag: 35h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Pudong (PVG), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 22 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 11,352 miles (18,270 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

22h 30m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

11,352 mi

18,270 km · great-circle

Avg speed

812 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Shanghai timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

+35h

35 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~35d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2704 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 3124 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 749 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.

22H 30M, 11,352 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai

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

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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