✈ GRU → AUH
15H 11M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from São Paulo to Abu Dhabi
From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from São Paulo to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 15 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,532 miles (12,121 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,532 mi
12,121 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
São Paulo timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.