Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Mérida

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Mérida, Venezuela is 4,629 kilometers (2,877 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mérida, Venezuela

From Rio de Janeiro to Mérida, the straight-line distance is 4,629 kilometers, heading northwest. Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters above sea level, while Mérida is at 1,389 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
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)
Mérida, Venezuela

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Caracas

Coordinates: 8.579° N 71.1692° W

Elevation: 1,389 m (4,557 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD)
  • Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG)
  • Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport (SBB)
  • Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport (STB)
  • Barinas Airport (BNS)

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 Mérida

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Mérida to Caracas 516 km
From Mérida to Valencia 390 km
From Mérida to Barquisimeto 258 km
From Mérida to Ciudad Guayana 939 km
From Mérida to Maracaibo 233 km

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Moscow, Russia Ahmedabad, India 4,626 km
Lima, Peru Zapopan, Mexico 4,632 km
Santiago, Chile Recife, Brazil 4,626 km
Mexicali, Mexico Halifax, Canada 4,626 km
Lima, Peru Guadalajara, Mexico 4,626 km
Callao, Peru Zapopan, Mexico 4,626 km
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Cairo, Egypt Bhopal, India 4,625 km
Belgrade, Serbia Port Harcourt, Nigeria 4,625 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Goiânia, Brazil 4,634 km
Valencia, Venezuela El Paso, United States 4,624 km
Kano, Nigeria Nottingham, United Kingdom 4,624 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Sucre, Bolivia 4,635 km

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