Distance from Karachi to São Paulo

The great-circle distance between Karachi, Pakistan and São Paulo, Brazil is 13,355 km (8,298 mi · 7,211 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
13,355 km · 8,298 mi · 7,211 nmi
Initial bearing Karachi → São Paulo
256° (WSW)
Initial bearing São Paulo → Karachi
74° (ENE)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 16 h 22 min
Time zones
Karachi UTC+05:00 · São Paulo UTC-03:00 (-8 h)
Sunrise gap today
515 min — the sun rises earlier in Karachi

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
Karachi
24.8608, 67.0104
Sunrise / sunset today
01:04 UTC / 14:13 UTC
São Paulo
-23.5475, -46.6361
Sunrise / sunset today
09:38 UTC / 20:48 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.