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BSB Brasília ⇄ GRU São Paulo

Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (Brazil) and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (Brazil): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance854 km531 mi461 nautical miles
BSB → GRU2 hestimated block time
GRU → BSB2 hestimated block time
Clock change±0 hSão Paulo vs Brasília, today
Great-circle route from Brasília (BSB) to São Paulo (GRU)BSBBrasíliaGRUSão Paulo
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

BSB → GRU

2 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 170° (S).

Leave Brasília Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive São Paulo Sat 7 Nov, 12:00 local.

GRU → BSB

2 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 350° (N).

Leave São Paulo Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Brasília Sat 7 Nov, 12:00 local.

The two directions differ by 1 minute in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance854 km · 531 mi · 461 nmi
Initial heading170° (S) from BSB; 350° (N) from GRU
Farthest from the equator23.4°S
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip4% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

BSBAmerica/Sao_Paulo — UTC−3 now; UTC−3 all year (no daylight saving time)
GRUAmerica/Sao_Paulo — UTC−3 now; UTC−3 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceSão Paulo is on the same clock as Brasília today.

Jet lag, flying BSB → GRU. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

BSB Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBrasília, Brazil · longest runway 10,827 ft3,300 m GRU São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportSão Paulo, Brazil · longest runway 12,139 ft3,700 m

More routes from BSB and GRU

GRUGIG São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro 336 km209 mi · 1 h 25 min GRUSCL São Paulo – Santiago 2,615 km1,625 mi · 4 h 15 min ATLGRU Atlanta – São Paulo 7,510 km4,667 mi · 9 h 25 min GRULIS São Paulo – Lisbon 7,935 km4,930 mi · 9 h 55 min GRULHR São Paulo – London 9,460 km5,878 mi · 11 h 30 min DXBGRU Dubai – São Paulo 12,217 km7,591 mi · 15 h 20 min

Routes of a similar length

MIACUN Miami – Cancún 855 km531 mi · 2 h 05 min JEDRUH Jeddah – Riyadh 852 km529 mi · 2 h CDGBCN Paris – Barcelona 858 km533 mi · 2 h ICNKIX Seoul – Osaka 860 km535 mi · 1 h 55 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).