✈ SYD → GRU
16H 40M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Sydney to São Paulo
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Sydney to São Paulo?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to São Paulo (GRU) 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
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-13h
13 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~9.1d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.