# Distance from Bangkok (DMK) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 16,399 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,399 km / 10,190 mi / 8,855 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 04:54 in Bangkok, it's 18:54 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,450 ft (GRU is higher than DMK)

## Airports

### [Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dmk-bangkok-don-mueang-international-airport/1ef266df-f4f3-6f60-870e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bangkok, Thailand
- ICAO: VTBD
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 13.910000, 100.610000
- Elevation: 9 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:54 in Bangkok, it's 18:54 in Sao Paulo.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dmk-bangkok-don-mueang-international-airport/1ef266df-f4f3-6f60-870e-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)