Distance from Kota Kinabalu to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 17,112 kilometers (10,633 miles).

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Kota Kinabalu to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 17,112 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Kota Kinabalu at 5 meters above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 18-20 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kuching

Coordinates: 5.9749° N 116.0724° E

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)
  • Ranau Airport (RNU)
  • Labuan Airport (LBU)
  • Kudat Airport (KUD)
  • Lawas Airport (LWY)
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 cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Kota Kinabalu and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Adelaide, Australia The Bronx, United States 17,111 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Beijing, China 17,110 km
Adelaide, Australia Queens, United States 17,114 km
Perth, Australia Minneapolis, United States 17,118 km
Adelaide, Australia Brooklyn, United States 17,105 km
Perth, Australia Bucaramanga, Colombia 17,104 km
Newcastle, Australia Cardiff, United Kingdom 17,121 km
Adelaide, Australia Manhattan, United States 17,102 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Hyderabad, India 17,122 km
Melbourne, Australia Cardiff, United Kingdom 17,102 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Managua, Nicaragua 17,101 km
Kanpur, India Puente Alto, Chile 17,124 km
Adelaide, Australia New York City, United States 17,099 km
Sydney, Australia Belfast, United Kingdom 17,098 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Belém, Brazil 17,095 km
Melbourne, Australia Belfast, United Kingdom 17,129 km
Canberra, Australia Belfast, United Kingdom 17,129 km
Wellington, New Zealand Kyiv, Ukraine 17,095 km
Adelaide, Australia Lisbon, Portugal 17,132 km

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