✈ GIG → ZRH
11H 54M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Zurich
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 11 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,823 miles (9,371 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 54m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,823 mi
9,371 km · great-circle
Avg speed
787 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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