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Paris (CDG) – Sao Paulo (GRU)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
9,381 km
5,829 mi · 5,065 nm
Flight time
11 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
4 h / 5 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,101 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (651 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
608,453
2024 · +5.2%
Flights / week
42
Both directions, average
Seats filled
92%
661,057 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_fr), reported by the airport in France, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from CDG to GRUCDGGRU
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CDG
224°
Heading from GRU
30°
Halfway point
14.02, -26.28
Great-circle km
9,405 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
4 h in January, 5 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 53,800 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul53.8KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202450,320
Feb 202447,783
Mar 202450,602
Apr 202449,055
May 202451,147
Jun 202451,939
Jul 202453,800
Aug 202451,068
Sep 202452,000
Oct 202453,796
Nov 202447,058
Dec 202449,885
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 186 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMay186JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024177
Feb 2024165
Mar 2024182
Apr 2024178
May 2024186
Jun 2024180
Jul 2024186
Aug 2024185
Sep 2024181
Oct 2024181
Nov 2024174
Dec 2024183

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 9,405 km.

CDG Paris → GRU Sao Paulo

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

GRU Sao Paulo → CDG Paris

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Paris and Sao Paulo

GRUCGHVCP
CDG9,3819,4099,375
ORY9,3499,3779,342
BVA9,3949,4239,387

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Paris airports · All Sao Paulo airports

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

More routes from GRU

Route Distance Passengers / year
GRU → POA864 km 1,939,098
GRU → REC2,095 km 1,925,053
GRU → GIG337 km 1,487,249
GRU → CWB359 km 1,457,725
GRU → CNF494 km 1,441,048
GRU → SCL2,617 km 1,380,638
GRU → SSA1,448 km 1,305,608
GRU → BSB851 km 1,287,822
GRU → AEP1,693 km 1,282,051
GRU → FOR2,336 km 1,249,285

Questions

Paris (CDG) and Sao Paulo (GRU) are 9,381 km (5,829 miles, 5,065 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.