There are 5 ways to get from Mauritania to Rio de Janeiro by plane or car
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Nouakchott (NKC) to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) flights
The flight time between Nouakchott (NKC) and Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) is around 26h 58m and covers a distance of around 5435 km. This includes an average layover time of around 10h 25m. Services are operated by Air France, Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile and others. Typically 22 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mauritania to Rio de Janeiro is to drive and fly which costs $750 - $1,400 and takes 26h 54m.
The quickest way to get from Mauritania to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 20h 36m.
The distance between Mauritania and Rio de Janeiro is 6049 km.
It takes approximately 23h 34m to get from Mauritania to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Nouakchott Airport to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. The quickest flight takes 25h 20m and has two stopovers.
Rio de Janeiro is 3h behind Mauritania. It is currently 09:53 in Mauritania and 06:53 in Rio de Janeiro.
Gol Transportes Aéreos, Iberia, Azul and five other airlines offer flights from Nouakchott Airport to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport.
There are 2357+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro. Prices start at R$ 500 per night.
The best way to get from Mauritania to Nouakchott Airport is to drive which takes 4 min and costs .
- Distance: 6048.5 km
- Duration: 23h 34m
What companies run services between Mauritania and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Air France, Gol Transportes Aéreos and six other airlines fly from Nouakchott to Rio de Janeiro 3 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2700 - R$ 11000
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2900 - R$ 12000
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2900 - R$ 12000
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2900 - R$ 12000
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Fortaleza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2900 - R$ 12000
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3000 - R$ 13000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 5000 - R$ 15000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Lisbon, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 5000 - R$ 15000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Lisbon, Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 5000 - R$ 15000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Lisbon, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3400 - R$ 14000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Lisbon, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$ 3600 - R$ 15000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Lisbon, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3600 - R$ 15000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3000 - R$ 13000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2700 - R$ 11000
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2900 - R$ 12000
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3000 - R$ 13000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Lisbon, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3400 - R$ 14000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Lisbon, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 4100 - R$ 15000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3000 - R$ 13000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3000 - R$ 11000
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Tunis, Rome, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3000 - R$ 11000
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2800 - R$ 10000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Barcelona, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3400 - R$ 12000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3800 - R$ 14000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Gran Canaria, Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2600 - R$ 9000
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Nouakchott, Gran Canaria, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 2600 - R$ 12000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$ 5000 - R$ 12000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Gran Canaria, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 5000 - R$ 12000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Madrid, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3000 - R$ 13000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nouadhibou to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Nouakchott, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3300 - R$ 12000
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3300 - R$ 12000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 5000 - R$ 13000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 5000 - R$ 13000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Lisbon, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3600 - R$ 15000
Flights from Blaise Diagne to Rio De Janeiro Santos Dumont via Lisbon, Porto Alegre
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$ 4100 - R$ 17000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nouakchott to Rio De Janeiro-Galeao via Istanbul, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$ 3500 - R$ 12000
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