Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
VRB to RIA: distance & flight time
Vero Beach (Vero Beach Regional Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
4,339 mi
6,983 km · 3,771 nm
8h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live VRB→RIA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,339 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 59m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VRB — Vero Beach Regional Airport · Vero Beach, United States
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
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 VRB
- FPR · St Lucie County International Airport11 mi away
- MLB · Melbourne International Airport34 mi away
- SUA · Witham Field35 mi away
- MCO · Orlando International Airport76 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is VRB from RIA?
The flight distance from Vero Beach (VRB) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 4,339 miles (6,983 km, 3,771 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VRB to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 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 Vero Beach and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour ahead of Vero Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VRB to RIA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VRB–RIA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.