Flights Sao Paulo → Lisbon
GRU → LIS
Route overview
This flight route connects São Paulo to Lisbon, using a mix of Airbus A340-300 and Airbus A330-200 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 87%, the average delay is only 3.1 minutes across the total of 27 flights recorded.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Sao Paulo (GRU) → Lisbon (LIS) route is operated by TAP Portugal. Across 27 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lisbon the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Sao Paulo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lisbon: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Lisbon (LIS) heads north-east for about 7,935 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 20m.
Departures from Sao Paulo on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 52% of GRU-LIS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sao Paulo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lisbon it is 1.1 min (atfm).
Across 27 tracked GRU-LIS flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAP Portugal (TP) | 73% | 19 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about GRU-LIS
On the Sao Paulo (GRU) -> Lisbon (LIS) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 27 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sao Paulo-Lisbon is 0.00% across 27 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: TAP Portugal.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
