✈ GRU → MAD
SÃO PAULO → MADRID IN 10H 44M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from São Paulo to Madrid
From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America → Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe
How long is the flight from São Paulo to Madrid?
A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 10 hours 44 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,207 miles (8,380 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 44m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,207 mi
8,380 km · great-circle
Avg speed
781 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
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.