Distance from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 6,070 kilometers (3,772 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 6,070 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Cape Town, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 33.9258° S 18.4232° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
  • Langebaanweg Airport (SDB)
  • Robertson Airport (ROD)
  • Overberg Airport (OVG)
  • Vredendal Airport (VRE)
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 Cape Town

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cape Town to Johannesburg 1,261 km
From Cape Town to Pretoria 1,307 km
From Cape Town to Durban 1,274 km
From Cape Town to Soweto 1,243 km
From Cape Town to Port Elizabeth 665 km

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo 361 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte 340 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Salvador 1,206 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza 2,181 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Manaus 2,846 km

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Jaipur, India Oslo, Norway 6,071 km
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Birmingham, United Kingdom Columbus, United States 6,069 km
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San Juan, Puerto Rico Surrey, Canada 6,069 km
Valencia, Spain Queens, United States 6,072 km
Budapest, Hungary Nagpur, India 6,068 km
Milwaukee, United States Manchester, United Kingdom 6,072 km
Detroit, United States Lisbon, Portugal 6,073 km
Valencia, Spain The Bronx, United States 6,067 km
Columbus, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 6,066 km
Philadelphia, United States Zaragoza, Spain 6,066 km

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