Flights from Istanbul to Sao Paulo – Direct & connecting routes
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IST to GRU – All flight route options from Istanbul Airport, Turkey to São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil. These flights are operated by 16 airlines. Fly non-stop with Turkish Airlines or choose from 15 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 13 hours and 10 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Istanbul to Sao Paulo flights
There are over 17 airlines and as many as 221 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Sao Paulo (GRU) from Istanbul (IST) with Turkish Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Accra, Barcelona or any other of the 16 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to Sao Paulo from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW).
Istanbul to Sao Paulo with Turkish Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 10 in the morning or 20 in the evening. Turkish Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Lufthansa
If you fly from Istanbul with Lufthansa you will do a stopover in Frankfurt, FRA before reaching Sao Paulo. This flight trip will take 16 hours and 55 minutes and you can fly every day of the week except Mondays and Tuesday with departures at 17:55, 18:55 or 19:00. Lufthansa is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: Istanbul Airport to São Paulo Airport
The shortest flight time between IST and GRU is 13 hours and 35 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 13h 35m | - | 6597 miles (10615 km) |
ACC Accra | 15h 40m | 45m | 6789 miles (10924 km) |
BCN Barcelona | 16h 30m | - | - |
CMN Casablanca | 16h 35m | 1h 50m | 6775 miles (10901 km) |
MUC Munich | 17h 20m | 1h 55m | 7126 miles (11466 km) |
LIS Lisbon | 17h 35m | 1h 50m | 6964 miles (11205 km) |
LHR London | 17h 35m | 1h 20m | 7466 miles (12013 km) |
MXP Milan | 17h 50m | 2h 50m | 6978 miles (11228 km) |
MAD Madrid | 17h 55m | 2h 45m | 6923 miles (11139 km) |
FCO Rome | 18h 40m | 4h 0m | 6751 miles (10862 km) |
AMS Amsterdam | 18h 55m | 3h 10m | 7472 miles (12022 km) |
CDG Paris | 19h 10m | 3h 35m | 7259 miles (11680 km) |
FRA Frankfurt | 19h 35m | 1h 40m | 7270 miles (11697 km) |
OPO Porto | 19h 48m | 2h 55m | 7050 miles (11343 km) |
ZRH Zurich | 19h 55m | 5h 0m | 7091 miles (11409 km) |
LGW London | 20h 10m | - | - |
ADD Addis Ababa | 22h 5m | 3h 25m | 8529 miles (13723 km) |



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