Buenos Aires, Argentina → Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1,063 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro is 1,968 km (1,223 miles). Rio de Janeiro lies roughly northeast of Buenos Aires; the initial great-circle bearing is 53° (NE). It is an international route from Argentina to Brazil.
Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina) sits at 34.6037°S, 58.3816°W; Rio de Janeiro (Southeast, Brazil) is at 22.9068°S, 43.1729°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 53° (NE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~2h 58min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | ~2,558 km · ~31h 59min | Rough estimate: straight line × 1.3 at 80 km/h. Not live routing. |
Rough road-length estimate for Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro: about 2,558 km. This is an estimate, not a routed drive — the actual road distance depends on the road network, crossings and the route chosen.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro lies at approximately 28.9685°S, 50.3473°W — the position that is an equal 984 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Buenos Aires (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires) and Rio de Janeiro (America/Sao_Paulo) use different time-zone IDs but keep the same clock time all year under current rules.
Buenos Aires uses the Argentine Peso (ARS), while Rio de Janeiro uses the Brazilian Real (BRL). The primary language changes from Spanish in Buenos Aires to Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro.
All distances from Buenos Aires · All distances from Rio de Janeiro
The straight-line distance from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro is approximately 1,968 km (1,223 miles, 1,063 nautical miles).
Rio de Janeiro lies roughly northeast of Buenos Aires; the initial great-circle bearing is 53° (NE).
Estimated flight time is about 2h 58min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
Rough road-length estimate for Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro: about 2,558 km. This is an estimate, not a routed drive — the actual road distance depends on the road network, crossings and the route chosen.
Buenos Aires (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires) and Rio de Janeiro (America/Sao_Paulo) use different time-zone IDs but keep the same clock time all year under current rules.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances