✈ GRU → IST
13H 19M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from São Paulo to Istanbul
From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from São Paulo to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 13 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,561 miles (10,559 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 19m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,561 mi
10,559 km · great-circle
Avg speed
793 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
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.