✈ JFK → GRU
9H 52M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from New York to São Paulo
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from New York to São Paulo?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 9 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,762 miles (7,664 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,762 mi
7,664 km · great-circle
Avg speed
776 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
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.