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Distance between Pretoria and Rio de Janeiro

Flying non-stop from Pretoria to Rio de Janeiro

How far is Rio de Janeiro from Pretoria? Here's the quick answer if you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line.

Flight distance: 4,454 miles or 7169 km

Flight time: 9 hours, 25 minutes



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Pretoria to Rio de Janeiro airports and flights



Departure airport: OR Tambo International Airport (JNB)

Arrival airport: Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG)


Getting to the airport: 90 minutes

Getting to your destination: 19 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from JNB connecting through GRU and arriving at GIG flying on TAM Linhas Aereas. We can figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, time to taxi on the runways, and an average layover time of about 2 hours.

Initial flight time: 9 hours, 46 minutes

Connecting airport: São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU)

Connection flight time: 55 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Pretoria to Rio de Janeiro including time spent getting to and from the airports, roughly 2 hours at the departure airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, plus the connecting flight with a 2-hour layover.

Total travel time: 16 hours


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How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line. But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Pretoria, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Pretoria, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Pretoria!

At a Glance
without making any stops
flight distance is 4,454 miles
flight time of 9 hours, 25 minutes
Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours behind Pretoria
2 Pretoria travel answers
116 Rio de Janeiro travel answers


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