✈ SFO → GRU
13H 10M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO SÃO PAULO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from San Francisco to São Paulo
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from San Francisco to São Paulo?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to São Paulo (GRU) takes about 13 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,479 miles (10,427 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 10m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,479 mi
10,427 km · great-circle
Avg speed
792 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
+4h
4 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~4d
Eastward — worse
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.