Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Lagos

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

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lagos, Nigeria

From Rio de Janeiro to Lagos, the straight-line distance is 6,019 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and Lagos at 11 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
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)

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distance 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

Other distances from Lagos

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Brampton, Canada Amsterdam, Netherlands 6,019 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia New Orleans, United States 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
Montréal, Canada Berlin, Germany 6,017 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Murcia, Spain 6,016 km
Seattle, United States Santa Marta, Colombia 6,022 km
Cali, Colombia San Francisco, United States 6,016 km
Lisbon, Portugal Raleigh, United States 6,023 km
Las Vegas, United States Chiclayo, Peru 6,015 km
Toronto, Canada Paris, France 6,015 km
Helsinki, Finland Pune, India 6,023 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Mexicali, Mexico 6,014 km
Warsaw, Poland Nagpur, India 6,014 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 6,013 km

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