✈ GRU → SYD

16H 40M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
16h 40m
Distance
8,306 mi
Or
13,368 km
Jet lag
13h

Flight from São Paulo to Sydney

From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

How long is the flight from São Paulo to Sydney?

A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 16 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,306 miles (13,368 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 40m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,306 mi

13,368 km · great-circle

Avg speed

802 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

São Paulo timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Time difference

+13h

13 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~13d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1978 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2286 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 548 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.