Flights Sao Paulo → Toronto
GRU → YYZ
Route overview
The flight route operates from São Paulo, where the airport opened in 1985, to Toronto. It uses a Boeing 767-300 aircraft and serves an increasingly busy market, with the destination airport handling over 35 million passengers annually.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Sao Paulo (GRU) → Toronto (YYZ) route is operated by Air Canada. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Toronto the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Sao Paulo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Toronto: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Toronto (YYZ) heads north-west for about 8,193 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 40m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sao Paulo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Toronto it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about GRU-YYZ
Route-specific punctuality data isn't available yet. Check your flight on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis.
The cancellation rate varies by airline and season. Check your flight risk for an up-to-date estimate.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Air Canada.
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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.
