✈ GRU → CDG

11H 57M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,844 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 57m
Distance
5,844 mi
Or
9,405 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from São Paulo to Paris

From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America  →  Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe

How long is the flight from São Paulo to Paris?

A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Paris (CDG) takes about 11 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,844 miles (9,405 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 57m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,844 mi

9,405 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

São Paulo timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

Time difference

+5h

5 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~5d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1392 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1608 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 386 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.