Distance from Lagos to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Lagos, Nigeria and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 6,019 kilometers (3,740 miles).

Lagos, Nigeria

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Lagos to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 6,019 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Lagos at 11 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
Lagos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 6.4541° N 3.3947° E

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS)
  • Cadjehoun Airport (COO)
  • Ibadan Airport (IBA)
  • Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)
  • Benin Airport (BNI)
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 Lagos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Lagos to Abuja 536 km
From Lagos to Kano 832 km
From Lagos to Port Harcourt 442 km
From Lagos to Kaduna 633 km
From Lagos to Ibadan 117 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

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Brampton, Canada 6,019 km
Vancouver, Canada Panama City, Panama 6,019 km
Berlin, Germany Laval, Canada 6,019 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Mississauga, Canada 6,020 km
Torreón, Mexico La Paz, Bolivia 6,020 km
Nairobi, Kenya Gibraltar, Gibraltar 6,017 km
Moscow, Russia Coimbatore, India 6,021 km
Lisbon, Portugal Raleigh, United States 6,021 km
Berlin, Germany Montréal, Canada 6,017 km
Cali, Colombia San Francisco, United States 6,016 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Murcia, Spain 6,016 km
Seattle, United States Santa Marta, Colombia 6,023 km
Toronto, Canada Paris, France 6,015 km
Pune, India Helsinki, Finland 6,023 km
Mexicali, Mexico Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6,014 km
Las Vegas, United States Chiclayo, Peru 6,014 km
Warsaw, Poland Nagpur, India 6,014 km

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