São Paulo (GRU) to Madrid (MAD): 5,206 miles (8,378 km) great-circle, about 10h 55m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $1080 round-trip on Air China, nonstop, departing July 23, 2026.
$1080 round-trip, Air China CA898, departing 2026-07-23 at 06:45, returning 2026-08-06. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Thursday 14 nights later; the fare was observed 89 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $1080, it ranked 21st of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from GRU (median $520). That is 20.7 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), close to the GRU median of 21.3 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from GRU of similar length: Lisbon (4,930 mi) at $1469 and New York (4,762 mi) at $641.
GRU to MAD is the only one of 30 GRU routes where Air China priced cheapest. It is the 9th longest of the 30 routes we track from GRU.
Of 35 departure airports with a fare to Madrid, São Paulo (GRU) ranked 29th at $1080. Lowest: $46 from Lisbon (LIS); highest: $1698 from Sydney (SYD); 13 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): United Airlines (4), Wizz Air (4), Air China (2), American Airlines (2), Ryanair (2) and TAP Portugal (2), plus 17 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Spain: European Commission: Schengen visa policy. Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones America/Sao_Paulo, Europe/Madrid; flight time is our estimate.