Sao Paulo (CGH) – Rio de Janeiro (SDU)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
366 km
227 mi · 198 nm
Flight time
1 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
84 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (50 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
3,995,762
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · −0.9%
Flights / week
684
Both directions, average
Seats filled
79%
5,044,700 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
3
GLO, TAM, AZU

Traffic: ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

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

The way there

Heading from CGH
78°
Heading from SDU
257°
Halfway point
-23.28, -44.90
Great-circle km
365 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: October 2025: 362,265 passengers
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Month Passengers
Sep 2025333,828
Oct 2025362,265
Nov 2025348,639
Dec 2025334,171
Jan 2026321,733
Feb 2026305,990
Mar 2026341,606
Apr 2026323,112
May 2026342,461
Jun 2026320,375
Jul 2026319,667
Aug 2026341,915
Flights per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: October 2025: 3,264 flights
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Month Flights
Sep 20252,995
Oct 20253,264
Nov 20252,960
Dec 20252,834
Jan 20262,808
Feb 20262,627
Mar 20263,197
Apr 20262,926
May 20263,068
Jun 20262,868
Jul 20262,994
Aug 20263,016

Airlines flying CGH–SDU nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
GLOGOL Linhas Aéreas S.A.284
46%
TAMTAM Linhas Aéreas S.A.262
38%
AZUAzul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A138
16%

Both directions, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights. Sources

What tickets sold for

Average fare sold, Aug 2026
R$ 650
One way, before airport fees
Middle half of tickets
R$ 289–778
Median R$ 408
Average over 12 months
R$ 506
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Tickets sold, Aug 2026
88,483
Both directions
Average fare sold per month, R$ (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Highest: August 2026: 650 reais
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Month Reais
Sep 2025483
Oct 2025502
Nov 2025452
Dec 2025540
Jan 2026471
Feb 2026555
Mar 2026570
Apr 2026451
May 2026429
Jun 2026490
Jul 2026538
Aug 2026650

History, not a price to book: the average of every fare sold to the public in each month (the month of sale, not of travel), seat by seat, one way and before airport fees. Miles and corporate fares are not included.

ANAC (Brazil), Tarifas Aéreas Domésticas (CC BY). Fonte: ANAC. Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 365 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

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 Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Sao Paulo airports · All Rio de Janeiro airports

More routes from CGH

Route Distance Passengers / year
CGH → BSB869 km 2,191,344
CGH → POA836 km 2,146,965
CGH → CNF522 km 2,051,670
CGH → CWB331 km 1,617,620
CGH → SSA1,477 km 1,599,198
CGH → REC2,123 km 1,418,415
CGH → FLN487 km 1,338,236
CGH → GYN820 km 983,074
CGH → NVT413 km 907,458
CGH → VIX756 km 721,200

More routes from SDU

Route Distance Passengers / year
SDU → BSB926 km 989,060
SDU → VCP407 km 558,833
SDU → CNF372 km 392,475
SDU → GRU344 km 330,650
SDU → SSA1,220 km 54,121
SDU → BPS834 km 26,756
SDU → GIG14 km 327
SDU → VIX418 km 302
SDU → CWB676 km 288
SDU → RAO515 km 172

Questions

Sao Paulo (CGH) and Rio de Janeiro (SDU) are 366 km (227 miles, 198 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.