Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Santiago

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Santiago, Chile is 2,928 kilometers (1,819 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

From Rio de Janeiro to Santiago, the straight-line distance is 2,928 kilometers, heading southwest. Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters above sea level, while Santiago is at 556 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 10-12 days
Motorcycle 3-4 days
Car 2-3 days
Airplane 4-5 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
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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)
Santiago, Chile

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Santiago

Coordinates: 33.4569° S 70.6483° W

Elevation: 556 m (1,824 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)
  • De La Independencia Airport (QRC)
  • Viña del mar Airport (KNA)
  • Mendoza Aerodrome (MDZ)
  • Panguilemo Airport (TLX)

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Medellín, Colombia Iztapalapa, Mexico 2,928 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Belém, Brazil 2,928 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Havana, Cuba 2,928 km
Medellín, Colombia Xochimilco, Mexico 2,927 km
Indianapolis, United States Bakersfield, United States 2,927 km
Torreón, Mexico Baltimore, United States 2,929 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Puente Alto, Chile 2,926 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 2,930 km
Medellín, Colombia Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 2,926 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Detroit, United States 2,926 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Washington, United States 2,926 km
Kanpur, India Tehran, Iran 2,931 km
Mississauga, Canada Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2,931 km
Brooklyn, United States Albuquerque, United States 2,925 km
Mérida, Mexico Barcelona, Venezuela 2,925 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Cleveland, United States 2,931 km
Zapopan, Mexico Raleigh, United States 2,932 km
Manhattan, United States Albuquerque, United States 2,924 km
Detroit, United States Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2,923 km

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