✈ GRU → EDI

12H 19M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
12h 19m
Distance
6,038 mi
Or
9,717 km
Jet lag
4h

Flight from São Paulo to Edinburgh

From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America  →  Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Edinburgh → São Paulo

How long is the flight from São Paulo to Edinburgh?

A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 12 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,038 miles (9,717 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 19m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,038 mi

9,717 km · great-circle

Avg speed

789 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

São Paulo timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

+4h

4 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~4d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1438 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1662 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 398 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.