✈ GRU → LHR
12H 1M FROM SÃO PAULO TO LONDON. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from São Paulo to London
From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America → Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from São Paulo to London?
A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to London (LHR) takes about 12 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,878 miles (9,460 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 1m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,878 mi
9,460 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
+4h
4 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~4d
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.