Athens to Rio de Janeiro Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Athens, Greece to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 12 hours 5 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Athens and Rio de Janeiro?

The flight distance from Athens (Greece) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is 6039 miles. This is equivalent to 9719 kilometers or 5245 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Athens, is Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) and the nearest airport to Rio de Janeiro, is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU).

Athens - Rio de Janeiro Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Athens is 2025-12-20, 13:29:57 EET
Current local time in Rio de Janeiro is 2025-12-20, 08:29:57 -03.
Time difference between Athens (Greece) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is 5 Hours.
Rio de Janeiro time is 5 Hours behind Athens.

Athens to Rio de Janeiro Flight Route Map

Flight map from Athens, Greece to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is given below.
Click the map to view Athens to Rio de Janeiro nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Athens GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 37° 59' 2.1'' Longitude: E 23° 43' 45.7''
Rio de Janeiro GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 22° 54' 24.6'' Longitude: W 43° 10' 22.4''

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