Dubai (DXB) – Sao Paulo (GRU)
- Distance
- 12,218 km
- 7,592 mi · 6,597 nm
- Flight time
- 15 h 15 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,430 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (846 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 287,829
- Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · −7.5%
- Flights / week
- 14
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 83%
- 345,561 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 1
- UAE
Traffic: ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DXB
- 253°
- Heading from GRU
- 70°
- Halfway point
- 1.45, 3.95
- Great-circle km
- 12,217 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Sao Paulo is 7 h behind Dubai
The estimate for a route without real times is 15 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 26,318 |
| Oct 2025 | 28,643 |
| Nov 2025 | 26,891 |
| Dec 2025 | 26,486 |
| Jan 2026 | 28,403 |
| Feb 2026 | 24,347 |
| Mar 2026 | 12,977 |
| Apr 2026 | 20,283 |
| May 2026 | 22,449 |
| Jun 2026 | 22,170 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,944 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,918 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 59 |
| Oct 2025 | 62 |
| Nov 2025 | 60 |
| Dec 2025 | 62 |
| Jan 2026 | 61 |
| Feb 2026 | 53 |
| Mar 2026 | 51 |
| Apr 2026 | 60 |
| May 2026 | 62 |
| Jun 2026 | 60 |
| Jul 2026 | 62 |
| Aug 2026 | 62 |
Airlines flying DXB–GRU nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAEEmirates | 14 | 100% |
Both directions, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights. Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 12,217 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 Dubai and Sao Paulo
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports · All Sao Paulo airports