Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to São Paulo (GRU) distance
The great-circle distance from Rio De Janeiro to São Paulo is 182 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- Time difference
- São Paulo and Rio De Janeiro are on the same time
- Midpoint
- 23.13° S, 44.86° W
- Heading from GIG
- 258° west
- Heading from GRU
- 79° east
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see GIG-GRU on the globe.
Related routes
Buenos Aires (EZE) to 
São Paulo (GRU)930 nm- São Paulo (GRU) to
Miami (MIA)3,549 nm - São Paulo (GRU) to New York (JFK)4,138 nm
- São Paulo (GRU) to
Lisbon (LIS)4,284 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.