✈ FCO → GRU

11H 59M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
11h 59m
Distance
5,861 mi
Or
9,433 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Rome to São Paulo

From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe  →  Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? São Paulo → Rome

How long is the flight from Rome to São Paulo?

A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 11 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,861 miles (9,433 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 59m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,861 mi

9,433 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rome timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

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.

✈ Flight 1396 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1613 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 387 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.