Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RIA to RBA: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Rabat (Rabat-Salé Airport)
5,365 mi
8,635 km · 4,662 nm
10h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading northeast
See live RIA→RBA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,365 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
- RBA — Rabat-Salé Airport · Rabat, Morocco
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 mi away
Near RBA
- NNA · Kenitra Airport19 mi away
- GMD · Ben Slimane Airport38 mi away
- CMN · Mohammed V International Airport67 mi away
- MEK · Bassatine Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from RBA?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Rabat (RBA) is 5,365 miles (8,635 km, 4,662 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to RBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 59m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Santa Maria and Rabat?
Rabat is 4 hours ahead of Santa Maria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIA to RBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIA–RBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.