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Rio de Janeiro (GIG) – Lisbon (LIS)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
7,690 km
4,778 mi · 4,152 nm
Flight time
9 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 4 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
903 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (534 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
319,036
2024 · +9.6%
Flights / week
23
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
356,055 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_pt), reported by the airport in Portugal, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from GIG to LISGIGLIS
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from GIG
28°
Heading from LIS
214°
Halfway point
8.37, -27.66
Great-circle km
7,715 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 4 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 29,301 passengers
010K20K30KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul29.3KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202426,708
Feb 202424,944
Mar 202424,991
Apr 202424,476
May 202425,743
Jun 202424,753
Jul 202429,301
Aug 202429,043
Sep 202429,017
Oct 202428,031
Nov 202425,977
Dec 202426,052
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 108 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug108SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202499
Feb 202493
Mar 202496
Apr 202493
May 202497
Jun 202496
Jul 2024105
Aug 2024108
Sep 2024105
Oct 2024105
Nov 202499
Dec 2024105

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 7,715 km.

GIG Rio de Janeiro → LIS Lisbon

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

LIS Lisbon → GIG Rio de Janeiro

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Rio de Janeiro and Lisbon

LIS
GIG7,690
SDU7,696

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Rio de Janeiro airports

More routes from GIG

Route Distance Passengers / year
GIG → GRU337 km 1,487,249
GIG → POA1,121 km 1,148,850
GIG → SCL2,937 km 1,031,084
GIG → AEP1,968 km 1,003,919
GIG → SSA1,214 km 909,405
GIG → REC1,853 km 878,624
GIG → VIX417 km 824,564
GIG → CWB673 km 797,804
GIG → FOR2,167 km 758,621
GIG → BSB911 km 721,733

More routes from LIS

Route Distance Passengers / year
LIS → MAD514 km 1,906,228
LIS → ORY1,438 km 1,545,371
LIS → FNC965 km 1,393,914
LIS → BCN996 km 1,305,408
LIS → LHR1,564 km 1,121,519
LIS → AMS1,847 km 1,044,889
LIS → PDL1,452 km 933,707
LIS → GRU7,910 km 864,997
LIS → OPO277 km 755,476
LIS → FRA1,875 km 730,466

Questions

Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and Lisbon (LIS) are 7,690 km (4,778 miles, 4,152 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.