✈ LHR → GRU

LONDON → SÃO PAULO IN 12H 1M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
12h 1m
Distance
5,878 mi
Or
9,460 km
Jet lag
4h

Flight from London to São Paulo

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America

How long is the flight from London to São Paulo?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 12 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,878 miles (9,460 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 1m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,878 mi

9,460 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

São Paulo timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

-4h

4 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.8d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1400 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1618 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 388 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.