Sao Paulo (GRU) – Johannesburg (JNB)
- Distance
- 7,452 km
- 4,630 mi · 4,024 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 35 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 871 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (515 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 159,033
- Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · +32.1%
- Flights / week
- 13
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 84%
- 188,623 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- TAM, SAA
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 GRU
- 110°
- Heading from JNB
- 254°
- Halfway point
- -30.19, -9.59
- Great-circle km
- 7,439 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Johannesburg is 5 h ahead of Sao Paulo
The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 12,704 |
| Oct 2025 | 12,872 |
| Nov 2025 | 12,716 |
| Dec 2025 | 14,752 |
| Jan 2026 | 16,291 |
| Feb 2026 | 12,859 |
| Mar 2026 | 13,479 |
| Apr 2026 | 14,386 |
| May 2026 | 14,146 |
| Jun 2026 | 13,829 |
| Jul 2026 | 10,629 |
| Aug 2026 | 10,370 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 52 |
| Oct 2025 | 52 |
| Nov 2025 | 50 |
| Dec 2025 | 66 |
| Jan 2026 | 70 |
| Feb 2026 | 56 |
| Mar 2026 | 55 |
| Apr 2026 | 61 |
| May 2026 | 61 |
| Jun 2026 | 60 |
| Jul 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 2026 | 45 |
Airlines flying GRU–JNB nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| TAMTAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. | 8.2 | 70% |
| SAASouth African Airways State Owned Company (Soc) Limited | 4.8 | 30% |
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: 7,439 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 Johannesburg
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