Lisbon (LIS) – Sao Paulo (VCP)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
7,904 km
4,911 mi · 4,268 nm
Flight time
10 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 4 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
928 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (549 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
311,274
2024 · −14.6%
Flights / week
23
Both directions, average
Seats filled
91%
342,967 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 LIS to VCPLISVCP
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LIS
217°
Heading from VCP
31°
Halfway point
8.36, -29.76
Great-circle km
7,928 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: June 2024: 32,914 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJun32.9KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202421,175
Feb 202417,053
Mar 202417,300
Apr 202427,411
May 202431,780
Jun 202432,914
Jul 202430,112
Aug 202427,978
Sep 202428,699
Oct 202429,903
Nov 202421,239
Dec 202425,710
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 125 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMay125JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202488
Feb 202468
Mar 202462
Apr 2024112
May 2024125
Jun 2024120
Jul 2024108
Aug 2024106
Sep 2024106
Oct 2024108
Nov 202492
Dec 2024101

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 7,928 km.

LIS Lisbon → VCP Sao Paulo

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

Covers any airline.

VCP 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.

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 Lisbon and Sao Paulo

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

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 → GRU7,910 km 864,997
LIS → OPO277 km 755,476
LIS → FRA1,875 km 730,466

More routes from VCP

Route Distance Passengers / year
VCP → BSB794 km 840,886
VCP → REC2,101 km 774,078
VCP → POA872 km 662,024
VCP → CNF497 km 598,678
VCP → SSA1,455 km 587,488
VCP → SDU407 km 558,833
VCP → GIG399 km 541,752
VCP → CWB348 km 488,033
VCP → GYN739 km 418,840
VCP → CGB1,246 km 411,974

Questions

Lisbon (LIS) and Sao Paulo (VCP) are 7,904 km (4,911 miles, 4,268 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.