Dubai to São Paulo (DXB–GRU): distance and flight time

Flight time each way

DXB → GRU

15 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 253° (WSW).

Leave Dubai Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive São Paulo Sat 7 Nov, 18:20 local.

GRU → DXB

14 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 70° (ENE).

Leave São Paulo Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dubai Sun 8 Nov, 07:35 local +1 day.

GRU-bound flights are the slower direction by about 45 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance	12,217 km · 7,591 mi · 6,597 nmi
Initial heading	253° (WSW) from DXB; 70° (ENE) from GRU
Farthest from the equator	25.2°N
Crosses	the equator
Share of the longest possible trip	61% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DXB	Asia/Dubai — UTC+4 now; UTC+4 all year (no daylight saving time)
GRU	America/Sao_Paulo — UTC−3 now; UTC−3 all year (no daylight saving time)
Difference	São Paulo is 7 hours behind Dubai today.

Jet lag, flying DXB → GRU. Your body clock has to move 7 hours later, like a westward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 7 days to fully adjust. Shifting later (as here) is usually the easier direction; evening daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DXB Dubai International AirportDubai, United Arab Emirates · longest runway 14,590 ft4,447 m

GRU São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportSão Paulo, Brazil · longest runway 12,139 ft3,700 m

More routes from DXB and GRU

DXBRUH Dubai – Riyadh 874 km543 mi · 2 h 05 min ADDDXB Addis Ababa – Dubai 2,519 km1,565 mi · 3 h 50 min DXBBKK Dubai – Bangkok 4,903 km3,047 mi · 6 h 20 min DXBSIN Dubai – Singapore 5,846 km3,632 mi · 7 h 30 min DXBJFK Dubai – New York 11,002 km6,836 mi · 14 h 30 min DXBAKL Dubai – Auckland 14,199 km8,823 mi · 16 h 30 min GRUGIG São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro 336 km209 mi · 1 h 25 min GRUEZE São Paulo – Buenos Aires 1,723 km1,070 mi · 3 h 10 min MIAGRU Miami – São Paulo 6,574 km4,085 mi · 8 h 25 min JFKGRU New York – São Paulo 7,664 km4,762 mi · 9 h 35 min GRUCDG São Paulo – Paris 9,405 km5,844 mi · 11 h 25 min GRUFRA São Paulo – Frankfurt 9,796 km6,087 mi · 11 h 50 min

Routes of a similar length

LAXSYD Los Angeles – Sydney 12,061 km7,494 mi · 15 h 15 min DOHSYD Doha – Sydney 12,375 km7,689 mi · 14 h 40 min SFOSYD San Francisco – Sydney 11,950 km7,425 mi · 15 h 10 min YVRSYD Vancouver – Sydney 12,501 km7,768 mi · 15 h 50 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).

DXB Dubai ⇄ GRU São Paulo