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SOB to GRU: distance & flight time
Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport) → Sao Paulo (Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport)
6,257 mi
10,070 km · 5,438 nm
12h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 44m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SOB — Sármellék International Airport · Sármellék, Hungary
- 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 SOB
- TZR · Taszár Air Base41 mi away
- MBX · Maribor Airport71 mi away
- PEV · Pécs-Pogány Airport71 mi away
- ZAG · Zagreb Airport83 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 SOB from GRU?
The flight distance from Sármellék (SOB) to Sao Paulo (GRU) is 6,257 miles (10,070 km, 5,438 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOB to GRU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 44m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SOB to GRU?
Nonstop service on SOB–GRU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sármellék and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 5 hours behind Sármellék.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOB to GRU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOB–GRU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOB to GRU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOB–GRU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.