✈ GRU → CAI
SÃO PAULO → CAIRO IN 12H 55M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from São Paulo to Cairo
From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from São Paulo to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 12 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,349 miles (10,217 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 55m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,349 mi
10,217 km · great-circle
Avg speed
791 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.