Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo (SDU–CGH) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections
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Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo
3 carriers, 324 flights/week nonstop.
3 Airlines
324 Flights/wk
227 mi
0h 55m nonstop
3 1-stop hubs
SDU–CGH is served by 3 airlines with nonstop service. GOL, LATAM Airlines and Azul lead the route. The flight covers 227 miles in approximately 0h 55m. Beyond nonstop, 3 hubs offer 1-stop connections.
Carriers on this route
Airline Landscape
All carriers operating nonstop SDU–CGH service, compared side by side.
| Airline | Freq/wk | Aircraft | Duration | Dep OTP | Alliance | Codeshares |
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| G3 GOL | 167 | 738, 73G | 0h55-1h15 | – | – | – |
| LA LATAM Airlines | 80 | 319 | 1h05-1h10 | – | – | – |
| AD Azul | 77 | 295, E95 | 1h-1h10 | – | – | – |
Aircraft on this route
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.
Schedule
Weekly Schedule Pattern
Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, SDU to CGH direction.
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51
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Nonstop flights
324
Outbound / wk
310
Return / wk
Connections
Connection Landscape
Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for SDU to CGH.
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Longest
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Two-Stop Connections
95
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.
Alternatives
Other ways to reach São Paulo from Rio de Janeiro
Nearby airports with service to Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport.
| Metric | SDU→CGH | GIG→CGH | IZA→CGH |
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| Distance from SDU | – | 9 mi | 97 mi |
| Nonstop airlines | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Weekly flights | 324 | 103 | 6 |
| Flight time | 0h 55m | 1h 10m | 1h 5m |
Airports within 200 miles of SDU with service to Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport.
Know before you go
Travel Essentials
Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
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São Paulo is 0 hours
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Rio de Janeiro.
SDU: -03 · CGH: -03
When it's 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it's 6:00 PM in São Paulo.
SDU: -03 · CGH: -03
When it's 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, it's 6:00 PM in São Paulo.
Distance & Flight Time
227 mi / 365 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 0h 55m to 1h 15m.
Facts
SDU–CGH Quick Facts
Key statistics for the Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo route.
Route details
Distance227 mi / 365 km
Flight time0h 55m to 1h 15m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)3
Weekly flights324 out / 310 return
1-stop connections3 hubs
Origin: SDU
Full nameSantos Dumont Airport
IATA / ICAOSDU / SBRJ
TimezoneAmerica/Sao_Paulo
Passengers/yr7.0M
Elevation11 ft / 3 m
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about SDU to CGH flights.
Nonstop flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport take approximately 0h 55m to 1h 15m. The route covers 227 miles.
There are approximately 324 nonstop flights per week from SDU to CGH. The return direction has about 310 weekly flights.
Yes, return flights from CGH to SDU are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.
Santos Dumont (SDU) in Rio is 5 km from the city center in Guanabara Bay. Congonhas (CGH) in São Paulo is 14 km from the Paulista Avenue business district. Both were built before their cities expanded. Galeão (GIG) and Guarulhos (GRU) are the international airports, farther from each city's center. The SDU-CGH shuttle serves the business travel market that values city-center proximity over airport size.
Santos Dumont has two runways (02R/20L and 02L/20R) with a maximum usable length of 1,323 meters. This restricts operations to smaller aircraft: the Boeing 737-800 is approved with weight restrictions, and SDU operations predominantly use the 737-700 and 737 MAX 7. LATAM and Gol have specifically certified their SDU fleet assignments. Wide-body jets and A321s are excluded. This capacity ceiling limits the total seats SDU can offer on any given slot.
The SDU-CGH air bridge (ponte aérea) runs roughly every 30 minutes during business hours (06:00-22:00), operated jointly by LATAM and Gol on alternating slots. Historically the shuttle allowed walk-up boarding for frequent flyers, but LATAM and Gol now require advance booking through their apps or websites. Block times are 55 minutes. The total seat count available per hour is constrained by SDU's slot controls and runway limitations.
SDU to CGH Route Overview
Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont to São Paulo Congonhas is Brazil's air bridge (ponte aérea), connecting the country's two largest business cities via their downtown-proximate airports. LATAM and Gol jointly dominate the route with departures every 30 minutes during business hours and a total of 30-40 daily round trips. Flight time is 55 minutes. Aircraft are 737-700s and 737 MAX 7s operating under SDU's runway length constraints. The route is among the highest-revenue domestic pairs in Latin America on a per-seat basis.
Connection and Operational Patterns
Congonhas is the primary hub for LATAM's Brazilian domestic network, with connections to Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, and Curitiba. SDU is point-to-point only; it does not handle international flights and has no significant connecting function. Passengers with international itineraries use Galeão (Rio) and Guarulhos (São Paulo). Congonhas has slot controls that limit total movements; the SDU-CGH slots are the most contested in the Brazilian domestic system. Weather holds at Congonhas from São Paulo thunderstorms propagate immediately into SDU departure queues, since aircraft cycle continuously between the two airports. São Paulo afternoon storm season (November-March) is the primary reliability risk on this corridor.