# Distance from Goma (GOM) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 8,477 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,477 km / 5,267 mi / 4,577 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:38 in Goma, it's 04:38 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,630 ft (GRU is lower than GOM)

## Airports

### [Goma International Airport (GOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gom-goma-goma-international-airport/1ef266de-e446-6ff6-b45c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Goma, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZNA
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.670000, 29.240000
- Elevation: 5,089 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 09:38 in Goma, it's 04:38 in Sao Paulo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Goma International Airport (GOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gom-goma-goma-international-airport/1ef266de-e446-6ff6-b45c-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)