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YKZ to GRU: distance & flight time
Toronto (Buttonville Municipal Airport) → Sao Paulo (Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport)
5,095 mi
8,200 km · 4,428 nm
10h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,095 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 27m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKZ — Buttonville Municipal Airport · Toronto, Canada
- 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 YKZ
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport18 mi away
- YZD · Downsview Airport10 mi away
- YTZ · Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport16 mi away
- YOO · Toronto/Oshawa Executive Airport24 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 YKZ from GRU?
The flight distance from Toronto (YKZ) to Sao Paulo (GRU) is 5,095 miles (8,200 km, 4,428 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKZ to GRU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 27m 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 YKZ to GRU?
Nonstop service on YKZ–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 10h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Toronto and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 1 hour ahead of Toronto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKZ to GRU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKZ–GRU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKZ to GRU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKZ–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.