The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and San Francisco, United States is 10,651 kilometers (6,618 miles).
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
San Francisco, California, United States From Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco, the straight-line distance is 10,651 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters above sea level and San Francisco at 28 meters.
| Mode | Estimated time |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 16-18 hours |
| Speed | Time |
|---|---|
Local time:
Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates: 22.9064° S 43.1822° W
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)
Local time:
Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 37.7749° N 122.4194° W
Elevation: 28 m (92 ft)
| 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 |
| Distances between cities | Kilometers |
|---|---|
| From San Francisco to New York City | 4,139 km |
| From San Francisco to Los Angeles | 559 km |
| From San Francisco to Chicago | 2,991 km |
| From San Francisco to Houston | 2,648 km |
| From San Francisco to Phoenix | 1,052 km |
The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco.
| From | To | Distance (kilometers) |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrade, Serbia | Xochimilco, Mexico | 10,651 km |
| Beijing, China | Hamilton, Canada | 10,651 km |
| Belgrade, Serbia | Tlalpan, Mexico | 10,651 km |
| León de los Aldama, Mexico | Belgrade, Serbia | 10,651 km |
| Kyiv, Ukraine | Soacha, Colombia | 10,652 km |
| Detroit, United States | Seoul, South Korea | 10,650 km |
| Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Raleigh, United States | 10,649 km |
| Houston, United States | Kaduna, Nigeria | 10,649 km |
| Minsk, Belarus | Goiânia, Brazil | 10,653 km |
| Beijing, China | Tucson, United States | 10,654 km |
| Seoul, South Korea | Hamilton, Canada | 10,654 km |
| Beijing, China | London, Canada | 10,655 km |
| Puebla, Mexico | Accra, Ghana | 10,655 km |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador | Vienna, Austria | 10,655 km |
| Belgrade, Serbia | Coyoacán, Mexico | 10,647 km |
| Vienna, Austria | Cuenca, Ecuador | 10,647 km |
| Kano, Nigeria | Oklahoma City, United States | 10,655 km |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Kyiv, Ukraine | 10,646 km |
| Accra, Ghana | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | 10,646 km |