✈ ORD → GRU
CHICAGO → SÃO PAULO IN 10H 47M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Chicago to São Paulo
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Chicago to São Paulo?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 10 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,237 miles (8,428 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 47m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,237 mi
8,428 km · great-circle
Avg speed
782 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.