Distance from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

The distance between Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro is 340 kilometers (211 miles).

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 340 kilometers, heading south. Belo Horizonte is situated at an altitude of 872 meters above sea level, while Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 10-12 hours
Car 8-10 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo

Coordinates: 19.9208° S 43.9378° W

Elevation: 872 m (2,861 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU)
  • Belo Horizonte (CNF)
  • Divinópolis Airport (DIQ)
  • Barbacena (QAK)
  • Usiminas Airport (IPN)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo

Coordinates: 22.9064° S 43.1822° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)
  • Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG)
  • Jacarepagua-Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ)
  • Aeroclube Airport (QNV)
  • Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ)

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Brazil that are at equal or similar distances as between Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
León de los Aldama, Mexico Xochimilco, Mexico 339 km
San Diego, United States Bakersfield, United States 341 km
São Paulo, Brazil Curitiba, Brazil 339 km
Washington, United States Queens, United States 338 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Piura, Peru 342 km
San Jose, United States Bakersfield, United States 338 km
Bengaluru, India Madurai, India 343 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 337 km
Dublin, Ireland Nottingham, United Kingdom 344 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Iztapalapa, Mexico 336 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Chihuahua, Mexico 344 km
Washington, United States Manhattan, United States 336 km
Belmopan, Belize Guatemala City, Guatemala 344 km
Abuja, Nigeria Kano, Nigeria 344 km
London, United Kingdom Paris, France 344 km
Ahmedabad, India Indore, India 335 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico San Luis Potosí, Mexico 345 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 345 km
Detroit, United States Toronto, Canada 334 km

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