Distance from Louisville to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Louisville, United States and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 8,100 kilometers (5,033 miles).

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Louisville to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 8,100 kilometers, heading southeast. Louisville is situated at an altitude of 143 meters above sea level, while Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

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

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Kentucky/Louisville

Coordinates: 38.2542° N 85.7594° W

Elevation: 143 m (469 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Bowman Field (LOU)
  • Louisville International Airport (SDF)
  • Godman Army Air Field (FTK)
  • Capital City Airport (FFT)
  • Blue Grass Airport (LEX)
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 Louisville

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Louisville to New York City 1,046 km
From Louisville to Los Angeles 2,945 km
From Louisville to Chicago 431 km
From Louisville to Houston 1,292 km
From Louisville to Phoenix 2,427 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 Louisville and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Swansea, United Kingdom 8,100 km
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Bucharest, Romania Detroit, United States 8,099 km
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Panama City, Panama Dublin, Ireland 8,101 km
Bengaluru, India Reading, United Kingdom 8,099 km
Cartagena, Colombia Islington, United Kingdom 8,099 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Montería, Colombia 8,099 km
Salvador, Brazil Leicester, United Kingdom 8,101 km
Manchester, United Kingdom Reynosa, Mexico 8,101 km
Tijuana, Mexico Belém, Brazil 8,098 km
El Paso, United States Swansea, United Kingdom 8,098 km
Lagos, Nigeria Bhopal, India 8,102 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Port Harcourt, Nigeria 8,102 km
Houston, United States Córdoba, Spain 8,098 km
Ottawa, Canada Campinas, Brazil 8,102 km
Paris, France Houston, United States 8,103 km
London, United Kingdom Cartagena, Colombia 8,097 km

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