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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro (JNB-RIO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro

Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
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11:10 - 20:10JNB-GIG
14h 00m1 stop
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14:00 - 7:45GIG-JNB
12h 45m1 stop
R13 916Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Wed, Nov 19
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15:25 - 0:55JNB-GIG
14h 30m1 stop
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15:00 - 12:35GIG-JNB
16h 35m1 stop
R14 563LATAM Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 4
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9:25 - 22:45JNB-GIG
18h 20m2 stops
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6:00 - 10:10GIG-JNB
23h 10m2 stops
R17 623South African
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Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 17
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19:00 - 22:45JNB-GIG
32h 45m2 stops
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6:00 - 7:45GIG-JNB
20h 45m1 stop
R19 371South African
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Thu, Mar 19 - Mon, Mar 23
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22:00 - 6:55JNB-GIG
37h 55m1 stop
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18:00 - 10:25GIG-JNB
35h 25m1 stop
R20 245British Airways
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Thu, Mar 19 - Mon, Mar 23
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 6:55JNB-GIG
37h 55m1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:00 - 10:25GIG-JNB
35h 25m1 stop
R20 455British Airways
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Wed, Nov 26 - Tue, Dec 2
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13:25 - 15:55JNB-GIG
31h 30m1 stop
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3:45 - 20:35GIG-JNB
35h 50m1 stop
R20 787Emirates
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Mon, Nov 3 - Sun, Nov 16
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22:20 - 15:55JNB-GIG
46h 35m1 stop
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3:45 - 20:35GIG-JNB
35h 50m1 stop
R21 958Emirates
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Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 17
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13:45 - 13:15JNB-SDU
28h 30m2 stops
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14:00 - 3:55SDU-JNB
32h 55m2 stops
R28 392Qatar Airways
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Sat, Nov 8 - Sat, Nov 15
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 9:25JNB-SDU
48h 40m2 stops
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14:00 - 15:35SDU-JNB
44h 35m2 stops
R31 102Qatar Airways
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
LATAM Airlines
Cheapest • from R14 563 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
May
Cheapest • 15% price drop
December
Most popular
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+1
Cheapest return fare
R13 916
Overall average: R14 283
Multiple Airlines
Thu 27/11Thu 4/12
JNB - GIG • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R7 133
Multiple Airlines
Sat 17/1
JNB - SDU • 2 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro departing in November.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro is May, where tickets cost R13 147 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R19 336 and R18 270 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flightR7 133
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (25% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro was R408 for a one-way ticket and R796 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    On your way to Rio de Janeiro, you’ll fly out from Johannesburg OR Tambo. You’ll be landing in one of Rio de Janeiro’s 2 airports: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl or Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro, LATAM Airlines or Emirates?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro are LATAM Airlines and Emirates. With an average price for the route of R15 007 and an overall rating of 7,5, LATAM Airlines is the most popular choice. Emirates is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R25 327 and an overall rating of 8,1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Rio de Janeiro from Johannesburg is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Rio de Janeiro with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Rio de Janeiro from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3375 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,3Crew
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

8,0 ExcellentCarlton, Sept 2025CPT - DXB
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The queue for checking for economy passengers was enormous! Only one desk open for economy faith s queue a mile long, whilst business and first class desks empty and unemployed. Will seriously consider changing to another next trip. Disappointed customer.

Very pleasant.The crews are very helpful.Food are very good.

Premium Economy was not up to my expectation relaxation wise. The chair doesn’t extend enough. It is not economy but not spacious enough to relax and sleep. Food and services were excellent but I am not very keen about food in general.

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Boarding for business class passengers can be improved. Also, when debarking the aircraft, Economy passengers are let off first due the way the configuration of the cabin upstairs.

no problem with Emirates it was the underpricer subcontractor Who was ridiculous

At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Terrible - we needed tp change the flight and it was impossible. They ask for a price that was higher than buying a new tickets from another airline. Will never flight Swiss air and Luftgansa again.

Well it was a 2h delay flight so that said it all. With very little if any information. Boarding took for ever with long waits at the terminal and then in the finger. To top it off and increase the delay we had to take a bus in Zurich. A trip to forget

The return was painful because of the flight that was canceled. Nobody was able to help us out. It took hours and a lot of walking on two different airports to get a new flight

The cabin was warm and few used the blankets. I should’ve upgraded.

The meal was wonderful and strawberry ice cream was a plus.

Swiss airline do not allow online check-in before 24 hrs, this is very inconvenient to us. I tried many ways such as booking code(6 numbers) or 13 booking numbers , neither of them work, Lufthansa is better which allow us to check in even before 30 hrs, so we can assign our seats( not many people want spend extra money to assign seats on top of airfare which is already spent.)

The cushion of the seats are old and very thin. The food can be more tasty or come with salt packages

I slept the whole flight so I can't tell you about the food and there was no entertainment offered. Crew was very nice, seats were comfortable in business, and boarding was easy.

The plane broke down at the Lima stopover and they offered to put me on a flight the be t day but I had to be back in LA that morning and so I had to buy another ticket from Avianca and United for $2k I asked LATAM for compensation and received none. Very bad experience

Poor handling of carry on luggage. We had a 8 hour stop in Santiago, are over 70 and, in spite of paying full fare they wanted to send carry on to luggage hold. No empathy. We had to show that several group 4/5 passengers were not sending their carry ons before they finally let Is keep them. Very poor .

Just to drop my already labeled bag it took 50 minutes inline. Completely disappointed with Latam operation at GRU

I’m entitled to a refund per LATAM due to the mid flight itinerary change and being stuck in São Paulo for 24 hours and needing to get a hotel. The airline was dismissive and of no help.

I couldn't travel, now I can't get a refund and to change the date I have to pay an absurd fine.

Boarding was confusing with a delayed flight because there was no English translation

My biggest complaint is the comfort. I am not tall and there was no legroom. It was very uncomfortable. During my transfer in Sao Paola, the flight was slightly delayed so boarding was confusing because there were no instructions in English.

Horrible the worst airlines I have ever flown. Cancelled flight with no choices and when contacted them they were not helpful

Bought a ticket that included a bag and they still charged me to check it in, latam is the worst airline.

I never got this flight. You sent me to Chile!!! And from Chile I got the other flight to São Paulo... I've arrived 7h latter than I was supposed to arrive because of Delta delays.

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

Great crew and food and beverage. Seating tight but not the airline's fault. Will definitely fly BA in future!

They sat my 2 year old in the seat behind me, separate from myself and my 5 year-old daughter. When I asked them to fix it they told me to speak to the gate agent in London. When I asked in London they told me to talk to the cabin crew. Then a “Supervisor” stuck us in row 39 at the back of the plane when we were originally sitting in row 25/26. They ran out of food which was gross anyway, and the entertain didn’t work the first hour of the flight. Overall terrible experience.

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

We were kicked off this flight by British Airways due to delays on our connecting flight also operated by British airways and were rebooked on a different carrier which delayed our arrival home by > 26 hours.

Fair, difficult to find the departure gate. Luggage delayed on arrival

Bag drop in Jersey was very long. British Airways could have had more people available to check bags.

Good service from BA. Wish flight was non-stop to London from Grand Cayman.

Good crew and boarding process. Horrible food and one of the most uncomfortable aircraft seats I have ever sat in. The cabin temperature was warm which made it hard for my family to sleep.

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