✈ MAD → GRU
10H 44M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Madrid to São Paulo
From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe → Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Madrid to São Paulo?
A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 10 hours 44 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,207 miles (8,380 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 44m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,207 mi
8,380 km · great-circle
Avg speed
781 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
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.