✈ GRU → FCO

11H 59M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,861 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 59m
Distance
5,861 mi
Or
9,433 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from São Paulo to Rome

From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America  →  Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe

How long is the flight from São Paulo to Rome?

A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Rome (FCO) takes about 11 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,861 miles (9,433 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 59m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,861 mi

9,433 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

Rome timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

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 1396 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1613 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 387 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.