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Rome (FCO) – Sao Paulo (GRU)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
9,415 km
5,850 mi · 5,083 nm
Flight time
11 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
4 h / 5 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,104 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (653 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
524,410
2024 · +49.0%
Flights / week
36
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
602,768 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from FCO
232°
Heading from GRU
40°
Halfway point
10.53, -20.43
Great-circle km
9,433 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: January 2024: 49,877 passengers
020K40K60KJan49.9KFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202449,877
Feb 202443,219
Mar 202442,775
Apr 202435,760
May 202441,869
Jun 202442,928
Jul 202443,689
Aug 202443,462
Sep 202443,528
Oct 202447,914
Nov 202442,493
Dec 202446,896
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 170 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct170NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024168
Feb 2024148
Mar 2024159
Apr 2024135
May 2024156
Jun 2024155
Jul 2024159
Aug 2024160
Sep 2024154
Oct 2024170
Nov 2024148
Dec 2024162

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 9,433 km.

FCO Rome → GRU Sao Paulo

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

Covers any airline.

GRU Sao Paulo → FCO Rome

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 Rome and Sao Paulo

GRUCGHVCP
FCO9,4159,4439,422
CIA9,4379,4669,445

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

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550

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

Rome (FCO) and Sao Paulo (GRU) are 9,415 km (5,850 miles, 5,083 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.