✈ GRU → MXP

12H 3M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
12h 3m
Distance
5,894 mi
Or
9,485 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from São Paulo to Milan

From Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil South America  →  Malpensa (MXP), Italy Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Milan → São Paulo

How long is the flight from São Paulo to Milan?

A nonstop flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Milan (MXP) takes about 12 hours 3 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,894 miles (9,485 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 3m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,894 mi

9,485 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

São Paulo timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Milan timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

Time difference

+5h

5 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~5d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1404 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1622 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 389 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.