# Distance from Bujumbura (BJM) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 8,412 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,412 km / 5,227 mi / 4,542 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burundi) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 21:41 in Bujumbura, it's 16:41 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 123 ft (GRU is lower than BJM)

## Airports

### [Bujumbura International Airport (BJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjm-bujumbura-bujumbura-international-airport/1ef266de-ea7d-658c-83d8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bujumbura, Burundi
- ICAO: HBBA
- Timezone: Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates: -3.320000, 29.320000
- Elevation: 2,582 ft

### [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- ICAO: SBGR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -23.440000, -46.470000
- Elevation: 2,459 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:41 in Bujumbura, it's 16:41 in Sao Paulo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bujumbura International Airport (BJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjm-bujumbura-bujumbura-international-airport/1ef266de-ea7d-658c-83d8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)