✈ GRU → ORD
10H 47M FROM SÃO PAULO TO CHICAGO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from São Paulo to Chicago
From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from São Paulo to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Chicago (ORD) 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
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
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.