Distance from London to São Paulo
London (United Kingdom) and São Paulo (Brazil) are 9,497 km apart — that's 5,901 miles or 5,128 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 9,497 km · 5,901 mi · 5,128 nmi
- Initial bearing London → São Paulo
- 222° (SW)
- Initial bearing São Paulo → London
- 27° (NNE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 11 h 50 min
- Time zones
- London UTC+01:00 · São Paulo UTC-03:00 (-4 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 303 min — the sun rises earlier in London
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- London
- 51.5085, -0.1257
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 04:35 UTC / 19:39 UTC
- São Paulo
- -23.5475, -46.6361
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 09:38 UTC / 20:48 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.