Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Sofia

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Sofia, Bulgaria is 9,954 kilometers (6,185 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria

From Rio de Janeiro to Sofia, the straight-line distance is 9,954 kilometers, heading northeast. Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters above sea level, while Sofia is at 562 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 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)
Sofia, Bulgaria

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Sofia

Coordinates: 42.6975° N 23.3242° E

Elevation: 562 m (1,844 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Sofia Airport (SOF)
  • Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI)
  • Plovdiv Airport (PDV)
  • Vidin Smurdan Airfield (VID)
  • Skopje International Airport (SKP)

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 Sofia

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Sofia to Plovdiv 132 km
From Sofia to Varna 379 km
From Sofia to Burgas 341 km
From Sofia to Pleven 132 km
From Sofia to Sliven 246 km

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Brussels, Belgium Curitiba, Brazil 9,951 km
Valencia, Spain San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 9,951 km
La Paz, Bolivia Preston, United Kingdom 9,951 km
Canberra, Australia Bhopal, India 9,950 km
Lima, Peru Cardiff, United Kingdom 9,958 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Glasgow, United Kingdom 9,958 km
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