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GRU São Paulo layover guide

A layover at GRU.

Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport

Lounges, security and customs waits, and what a connection at GRU actually involves. LYVR plans the whole layover, with real walk times on the indoor map.

Updated October 2026 · Sources

10lounges at GRU, with what gets you in
8open to Priority Pass or DragonPass members
—no security wait feed yet; walk times still work
—border queue data isn't available here yet
Lounges

10 lounges at GRU.

1 open with a credit card, 8 with Priority Pass or DragonPass, 1 with airline elite status. Rules and hours change, so check with the lounge before you go.

Terminal 1

W Lounge Guarulhos

00:00 - 23:59

Memberships
Priority Pass
Terminal 2

Advantage VIP Lounge

00:00 - 23:59

Memberships
Priority Pass
Terminal 2

Smiles VIP Lounge (T2)

Memberships
DragonPass
Terminal 2

The Lounge Sao Paulo (Domestic)

00:00 - 23:59

Memberships
Priority Pass
Terminal 2

Urban Cowork Airport Lounge

00:00 - 23:59

Memberships
Priority Pass
Terminal 2

W Premium Lounge - The West

00:00 - 23:59

Memberships
Priority Pass
Terminal 3

Tryp GRU Airport

06:00 - 22:30

Memberships
Priority Pass
Terminal 3

W Premium Lounge - The Pier

00:00 - 23:59

Memberships
Priority Pass
Airline status
Cathay Pacific Silver and up (Cathay Pacific flights)oneworld Sapphire (long-haul international flights)
Terminal 3 (after passport control; 2nd floor)

Mastercard Black Lounge

Entry by premium-cabin ticket or a paid day pass.

Terminal 3 (right side past passport control)

Taste of Priceless

Credit cards
Mastercard World Legend Mastercard
Plan it in LYVR

Your GRU layover, planned to the minute.

Save your flights and LYVR finds the connection at GRU on its own, then times every part of it.

Time to spare

Every minute, accounted for.

Deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, the checkpoints your connection passes and when the doors close. What's left is yours to plan.

A LYVR layover plan: deplane, re-clear security with a live wait, free time with Ask AI, the train between terminals, then board
Lounge access

Lounges you can actually get into.

Add your cards and memberships once. Every lounge at GRU shows whether you're in.

A LYVR lounge list with The Centurion Lounge marked eligible with Platinum Card
Turn-by-turn, indoors

Directions that know which floor you're on.

Around walls, up escalators, onto the train between terminals and through security on the way.

Turn-by-turn directions inside a terminal: stay on the train, get off at the next terminal
Long layovers

Time to see São Paulo?

Getting out, the ride each way, security on the way back and a cushion, checked against your passport. Then a day, planned.

Leaving the airport on a layover: hours in the city, rated worth it
Layover questions

GRU, answered.

Can I check the security wait time at GRU?

LYVR doesn't have a security wait feed for GRU yet. It still times your walk between gates and through the terminal, so you can see how much of the layover is really free.

Which lounges at GRU can I use on a layover?

LYVR lists 10 lounges at GRU, 7 of them on Priority Pass. Which ones you can get into depends on your ticket, airline status, credit card or a lounge membership. Each lounge on this page lists what gets you in, and LYVR checks it against your own profile.

Which credit cards get me into a lounge at GRU?

Mastercard World Legend Mastercard: Taste of Priceless. Card benefits change, so check your card's terms before you go.

Does airline status get me into a lounge at GRU?

Yes, at 1 lounge: W Premium Lounge - The Pier (Cathay Pacific Silver and up (Cathay Pacific flights), oneworld Sapphire (long-haul international flights)). Status entry needs a same-day departing flight on that airline or its alliance, and some tiers only count on international flights.

How much time do I need for a layover at GRU?

It depends on your terminals, whether you re-clear security or customs, and how far the gates are apart. LYVR adds up deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, any checkpoints your connection passes and the boarding door time, then shows exactly how much time you have to spare.

Is a 1 hour layover enough at GRU?

For a connection on one ticket, airlines won't sell you less than GRU's minimum connection time, and they rebook you if a delay makes you miss it. An international transfer with security screening is still more comfortable with 1.5 to 2 hours, and separate tickets need 3 or more. LYVR works out your exact time to spare for your own two gates.

What is there to do on a layover at GRU?

With an hour or two, eat near your gate and walk the terminal. With more, GRU's 10 lounges (7 on Priority Pass) have quiet seats, food and often showers. LYVR's Explore tab lists every restaurant, bar and shop near your gate with the walk time, so you only see what fits in your layover.

Can I leave the airport on a layover at GRU?

On a domestic connection, yes, with enough time. On an international one, only if you're allowed to enter Brazil, since leaving GRU means going through immigration, and you'd want about 6 hours: the passport line both ways, the trip into São Paulo and back, and security on the way in. LYVR checks the ride each way, the time you'd have in the city and your passport's entry rule.

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Sources

Lounges from Priority Pass's and DragonPass's directories, the card networks' lounge lists (American Express, Capital One, Chase, Mastercard), each operator's own booking or waitlist page, and the Wikivoyage article on Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (CC BY-SA). Who gets in is worked out with the same rules the LYVR app uses for your saved cards, memberships and airline status. Wait times come from no live source yet. Terminal times are LYVR's curated estimates. Compiled October 2026; details change, so confirm with the airport, airline or lounge before you travel. LYVR isn't affiliated with Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport.