Distance from Quito to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Quito, Ecuador and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 4,573 kilometers (2,842 miles).

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Quito to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 4,573 kilometers, heading southeast. Quito is situated at an altitude of 2,854 meters above sea level, while Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 15-18 days
Motorcycle 5-6 days
Car 4-5 days
Airplane 6-8 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Quito, Ecuador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Guayaquil

Coordinates: 0.2299° S 78.525° W

Elevation: 2,854 m (9,364 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)
  • Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX)
  • Chachoán Airport (ATF)
  • Jumandy Airport (TNW)
  • Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA)
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 Quito

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Quito to Guayaquil 265 km
From Quito to Cuenca 299 km
From Quito to Ambato 113 km
From Quito to Portoviejo 233 km
From Quito to Machala 371 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 Quito and Rio de Janeiro.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Guayaquil, Ecuador Mar del Plata, Argentina 4,573 km
Trujillo, Peru Mazatlán, Mexico 4,573 km
Bogotá, Colombia Recife, Brazil 4,573 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 4,574 km
Quito, Ecuador The Bronx, United States 4,574 km
Istanbul, Turkey Port Harcourt, Nigeria 4,572 km
Phoenix, United States Santa Marta, Colombia 4,572 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Tulsa, United States 4,571 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Rosario, Argentina 4,575 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Guayaquil, Ecuador 4,575 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Campinas, Brazil 4,575 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Bhopal, India 4,570 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Maracaibo, Venezuela 4,569 km
Havana, Cuba Belém, Brazil 4,569 km
Managua, Nicaragua San Francisco, United States 4,578 km
Managua, Nicaragua Oakland, United States 4,568 km
Kingston, Jamaica Bakersfield, United States 4,578 km
Cali, Colombia Salvador, Brazil 4,578 km
Cali, Colombia Porto Alegre, Brazil 4,579 km

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