✈ GRU → FCO

11H 59M FROM SÃO PAULO TO ROME. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

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

↔ Flying the other way? Rome → São Paulo

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.