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PRY to GRU: distance & flight time
Pretoria (Wonderboom Airport) → Sao Paulo (Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport)
4,630 mi
7,452 km · 4,024 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,630 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PRY — Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria, South Africa
- GRU — Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport · Sao Paulo, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PRY
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base12 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport24 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport27 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport34 mi away
Near GRU
- CGH · Congonhas Airport18 mi away
- BJP · Estadual Arthur Siqueira Airport32 mi away
- SSZ · Base Aérea de Santos Airport36 mi away
- SJK · Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PRY from GRU?
The flight distance from Pretoria (PRY) to Sao Paulo (GRU) is 4,630 miles (7,452 km, 4,024 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRY to GRU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Pretoria and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 5 hours behind Pretoria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRY to GRU?
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