Flight from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Sydney

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

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 16 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,403 miles (13,523 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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.

Flights from Sydney

• Sydney → Melbourne
• Sydney → Auckland
• Sydney → Bali (Denpasar)
• Sydney → Manila
• Sydney → Singapore
• Sydney → Kuala Lumpur
• Sydney → Taipei
• Sydney → Hong Kong
• Sydney → Bangkok
• Sydney → Osaka
• Sydney → Tokyo
• Sydney → Shanghai
• Sydney → Seoul
• Sydney → Beijing
• Sydney → Mumbai
• Sydney → Delhi
• Sydney → Cape Town
• Sydney → Johannesburg
• Sydney → Santiago
• Sydney → Buenos Aires

Flights to Rio de Janeiro

• São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro
• Buenos Aires → Rio de Janeiro
• Santiago → Rio de Janeiro
• Cape Town → Rio de Janeiro
• Miami → Rio de Janeiro
• Cancun → Rio de Janeiro
• Johannesburg → Rio de Janeiro
• Casablanca → Rio de Janeiro
• Atlanta → Rio de Janeiro
• Mexico City → Rio de Janeiro
• Lisbon → Rio de Janeiro
• New York → Rio de Janeiro
• Boston → Rio de Janeiro
• Madrid → Rio de Janeiro
• Toronto → Rio de Janeiro
• Dallas → Rio de Janeiro
• Barcelona → Rio de Janeiro
• Chicago → Rio de Janeiro
• Nairobi → Rio de Janeiro
• Rome → Rio de Janeiro