# Distance from Lubumbashi (FBM) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 7,881 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,881 km / 4,897 mi / 4,255 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 12:51 in Lubumbashi, it's 07:51 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,836 ft (GRU is lower than FBM)

## Airports

### [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lubumbashi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -11.590000, 27.530000
- Elevation: 4,295 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 12:51 in Lubumbashi, it's 07:51 in Sao Paulo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-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)