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Sao Paulo (GRU) – Madrid (MAD)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,355 km
5,192 mi · 4,511 nm
Flight time
10 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
4 h / 5 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
981 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (580 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
786,006
2024 · +22.3%
Flights / week
52
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
873,030 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from GRU
32°
Heading from MAD
220°
Halfway point
9.18, -27.12
Great-circle km
8,378 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
4 h in January, 5 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 81,287 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul81.3KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202438,920
Feb 202435,012
Mar 202437,132
Apr 202462,091
May 202477,908
Jun 202478,782
Jul 202481,287
Aug 202479,437
Sep 202479,331
Oct 202479,137
Nov 202463,598
Dec 202473,371
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 275 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJul275AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024126
Feb 2024117
Mar 2024126
Apr 2024209
May 2024266
Jun 2024266
Jul 2024275
Aug 2024273
Sep 2024262
Oct 2024261
Nov 2024241
Dec 2024264

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,378 km.

GRU Sao Paulo → MAD Madrid

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

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

MAD Madrid → 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 Madrid

MAD
GRU8,355
CGH8,384
VCP8,352

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 MAD

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAD → PMI549 km 2,206,891
MAD → BCN484 km 2,036,488
MAD → FCO1,334 km 1,977,438
MAD → LPA1,765 km 1,970,045
MAD → LIS514 km 1,906,228
MAD → TFN1,771 km 1,785,863
MAD → ORY1,028 km 1,585,160
MAD → LHR1,243 km 1,550,044
MAD → BOG8,033 km 1,546,093
MAD → AMS1,459 km 1,228,527

Questions

Sao Paulo (GRU) and Madrid (MAD) are 8,355 km (5,192 miles, 4,511 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.