✈ JFK → GRU

9H 52M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight time
9h 52m
Distance
4,762 mi
Or
7,664 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from New York to São Paulo

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America

How long is the flight from New York to São Paulo?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 9 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,762 miles (7,664 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 52m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,762 mi

7,664 km · great-circle

Avg speed

776 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

São Paulo timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1134 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1311 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 314 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.