# Distance from Sao Paulo (GRU) to La Baule-Escoublac (LBY)

> 9,020 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,020 km / 5,604 mi / 4,870 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → France
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:36 in Sao Paulo, it's 05:36 in La Baule-Escoublac)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,354 ft (LBY is lower than GRU)

## Airports

### [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://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

### [La Baule-Escoublac Airport (LBY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lby-la-baule-escoublac-la-baule-escoublac-airport/1ef266df-4c8e-6596-b3ae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Baule-Escoublac, France
- ICAO: LFRE
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.290000, -2.350000
- Elevation: 105 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 00:36 in Sao Paulo, it's 05:36 in La Baule-Escoublac.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [La Baule-Escoublac Airport (LBY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lby-la-baule-escoublac-la-baule-escoublac-airport/1ef266df-4c8e-6596-b3ae-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)