Distance from Boston to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Boston, United States and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 7,773 kilometers (4,830 miles).

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Boston to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 7,773 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Boston at 38 meters above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 26-30 days
Motorcycle 8-10 days
Car 7-8 days
Airplane 12-14 hours
Speed Time
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Boston, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 42.3584° N 71.0598° W

Elevation: 38 m (125 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Logan International Airport (BOS)
  • Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD)
  • Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED)
  • Beverly Municipal Airport (BVY)
  • Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM)
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)

Other distances from Boston

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Boston to New York City 306 km
From Boston to Los Angeles 4,179 km
From Boston to Chicago 1,371 km
From Boston to Houston 2,583 km
From Boston to Phoenix 3,701 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Boston and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Denver, United States 7,773 km
Brasília, Brazil Kansas City, United States 7,772 km
Edmonton, Canada Sevilla, Spain 7,774 km
Austin, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 7,774 km
Cancún, Mexico Newport, United Kingdom 7,774 km
Bogotá, Colombia Sevilla, Spain 7,772 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Albuquerque, United States 7,774 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Austin, United States 7,772 km
Kano, Nigeria Chennai, India 7,772 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Valledupar, Colombia 7,775 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Vigo, Spain 7,775 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil South Boston, United States 7,771 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Columbus, United States 7,770 km
Reynosa, Mexico Belo Horizonte, Brazil 7,770 km
Kanpur, India Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,777 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 7,769 km
Caracas, Venezuela Ibadan, Nigeria 7,777 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Portland, United States 7,769 km
Chicago, United States Budapest, Hungary 7,769 km

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