Originally Posted by
solosf
Wanted to resurrect this 7 year old thread to see if the travel times to GRU are still accurate. A lot can change in 7 years.
I will have a domestic flight on TAM leaving GRU at 7:20 am in mid-June (having arrived the day before internationally). I plan on staying in the Avenue Paulista area. What time would you leave the hotel to get there comfortably? Would 5:30 am be safe?
Hillarious to read this thread and realize it's from 7 years ago. Yes, things have changed a lot.
I would leave no later than 5am. Given the early hour and the fact that you're going generally against traffic and you're leaving from the paulista area (which cuts out about 30-60 minutes of travel time), you are likely to arrive early. But São Paulo traffic is volatile and unpredictable. What takes an hour one day can take 90 minutes the next can take two hours the day after. Coming from just a bit farther into the city, it has taken me anywhere from 35 minutes (early morning Sunday) to three hours (4 pm on a weekday) to get to the airport (2-3 hours being my average).