Distance from Zanzibar to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Zanzibar, Tanzania and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 8,973 kilometers (5,575 miles).

Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Zanzibar to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 8,973 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Zanzibar at 14 meters above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Coordinates: 6.1639° S 39.1979° E

Elevation: 14 m (46 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)
  • Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)
  • Tanga Airport (TGT)
  • Pemba / Karume Airport (PMA)
  • Mafia Island Airport (MFA)
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)

Other distances from Zanzibar

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam 73 km
From Zanzibar to Dodoma 383 km
From Zanzibar to Mwanza 807 km
From Zanzibar to Arusha 417 km
From Zanzibar to Mbeya 703 km

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Medellín, Colombia Benin City, Nigeria 8,973 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Kansas City, United States 8,972 km
Tijuana, Mexico Asunción, Paraguay 8,974 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Lisbon, Portugal 8,974 km
Arequipa, Peru Onitsha, Nigeria 8,972 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Onitsha, Nigeria 8,971 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Murcia, Spain 8,971 km
Rome, Italy Belo Horizonte, Brazil 8,971 km
Brasília, Brazil Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 8,971 km
Kano, Nigeria Hamilton, Canada 8,975 km
Lagos, Nigeria Hamilton, Canada 8,975 km
Taipei, Taiwan Berlin, Germany 8,970 km
Dublin, Ireland Seoul, South Korea 8,976 km
Stockholm, Sweden Maracaibo, Venezuela 8,976 km
Santiago, Chile Los Angeles, United States 8,976 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Sevilla, Spain 8,976 km
Paris, France San Francisco, United States 8,976 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Cochabamba, Bolivia 8,970 km
Tijuana, Mexico Vigo, Spain 8,970 km
Medellín, Colombia Honolulu, United States 8,969 km

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