✈ GRU → GIG

1H 4M FROM SÃO PAULO TO RIO DE JANEIRO. YOU COULD'VE TAKEN THE TRAIN.

Flight time
1h 4m
Distance
210 mi
Or
338 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro

From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

How long is the flight from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 1 hour 4 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 210 miles (338 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

1h 4m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

210 mi

338 km · great-circle

Avg speed

318 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

São Paulo timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 53 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 58 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 14 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.