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Sao Paulo (GRU) – Lisbon (LIS)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
7,910 km
4,915 mi · 4,271 nm
Flight time
10 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 4 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
929 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (550 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
864,997
2024 · +17.5%
Flights / week
56
Both directions, average
Seats filled
91%
951,977 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from GRU
30°
Heading from LIS
216°
Halfway point
8.12, -29.37
Great-circle km
7,935 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 4 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: January 2024: 79,671 passengers
050K100KJan79.7KFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202479,671
Feb 202469,978
Mar 202473,324
Apr 202460,950
May 202465,435
Jun 202465,108
Jul 202477,977
Aug 202475,116
Sep 202473,667
Oct 202473,669
Nov 202471,051
Dec 202479,051
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 274 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec274
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Month Flights
Jan 2024263
Feb 2024233
Mar 2024258
Apr 2024215
May 2024220
Jun 2024215
Jul 2024257
Aug 2024247
Sep 2024243
Oct 2024249
Nov 2024260
Dec 2024274

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 7,935 km.

GRU Sao Paulo → LIS Lisbon

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

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

LIS Lisbon → GRU Sao Paulo

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

Covers any airline.

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 Lisbon

LIS
GRU7,910
CGH7,939
VCP7,904

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

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

More routes from LIS

Route Distance Passengers / year
LIS → MAD514 km 1,906,228
LIS → ORY1,438 km 1,545,371
LIS → FNC965 km 1,393,914
LIS → BCN996 km 1,305,408
LIS → LHR1,564 km 1,121,519
LIS → AMS1,847 km 1,044,889
LIS → PDL1,452 km 933,707
LIS → OPO277 km 755,476
LIS → FRA1,875 km 730,466
LIS → GVA1,498 km 716,106

Questions

Sao Paulo (GRU) and Lisbon (LIS) are 7,910 km (4,915 miles, 4,271 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.