JNB - GIG

R7 201 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl departing on 5/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return fare
R10 062
Overall average: R12 733
Multiple Airlines
Thu 26/3Fri 3/4
JNB - GIG • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
R7 201
Multiple Airlines
Tue 5/5
JNB - GIG • 2 stops
Top airlines
LATAM Airlines
Cheapest • from R11 557 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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When to travel
June
Cheapest • 18% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl (JNB-GIG)

 
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–Galeão Intl 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–Galeão Intl

Thu, Mar 26 - Fri, Apr 3
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0:45 - 21:15
JNB
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GIG
25h 30m
2 stops
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11:45 - 23:15
GIG
-
JNB
30h 30m
2 stops
R10 062Multiple Airlines
Sun, Apr 19 - Sat, Apr 25
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14:50 - 23:55
JNB
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GIG
14h 05m
1 stop
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19:35 - 12:10
GIG
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JNB
11h 35m
1 stop
R11 557LATAM Airlines
Sun, Apr 19 - Sat, Apr 25
LATAM Airlines Logo
14:50 - 23:55
JNB
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GIG
14h 05m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
19:35 - 12:10
GIG
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JNB
11h 35m
1 stop
R11 652LATAM Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
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15:30 - 0:20
JNB
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GIG
13h 50m
1 stop
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18:35 - 12:40
GIG
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JNB
37h 05m
2 stops
R11 668LATAM Airlines
Fri, Mar 13 - Fri, Mar 20
LATAM Airlines Logo
15:30 - 6:35
JNB
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GIG
20h 05m
2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
18:35 - 12:40
GIG
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JNB
37h 05m
2 stops
R11 811LATAM Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
LATAM Airlines Logo
15:30 - 6:35
JNB
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GIG
20h 05m
2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
18:35 - 12:40
GIG
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JNB
37h 05m
2 stops
R11 843LATAM Airlines
Fri, Mar 27 - Fri, Apr 3
LATAM Airlines Logo
15:30 - 16:10
JNB
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GIG
29h 40m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
13:45 - 12:10
GIG
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JNB
41h 25m
2 stops
R11 875LATAM Airlines
Tue, Mar 24 - Mon, Mar 30
LATAM Airlines Logo
15:30 - 6:35
JNB
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GIG
20h 05m
2 stops
LATAM Airlines Logo
13:45 - 11:55
GIG
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JNB
17h 10m
2 stops
R11 891LATAM Airlines
Mon, Mar 30 - Mon, Apr 6
LATAM Airlines Logo
14:50 - 7:00
JNB
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GIG
21h 10m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
11:30 - 11:55
GIG
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JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
R12 272LATAM Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:20 - 21:45
JNB
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GIG
29h 25m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:30 - 7:05
GIG
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JNB
14h 35m
1 stop
R12 447Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl flights

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

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

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–Galeão Intl Airport, 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–Galeão Intl Airport is June, where tickets cost R11 779 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R18 122 and R17 661 respectively.

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

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–Galeão Intl Airport, 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–Galeão Intl Airport, 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 seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR7 201
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

When to book flights from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

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FAQs for booking Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport was R7 201 for a one-way ticket and R10 062 for a return.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro are LATAM Airlines and South African. With an average price for the route of R13 369 and an overall rating of 7,5, LATAM Airlines is the most popular choice. South African is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R17 620 and an overall rating of 7,4.

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

    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-Galeao Airport.

  • 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-Galeao Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport 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-Galeao Airport?

    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-Galeao Airport 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-Galeao Airport?

    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-Galeao Airport 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 3 airlines flying from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

 
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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3516 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
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There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

8,0 ExcellentEden, Dec 2025
DUR - DXB
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There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

The 2 sockets near me didjt work i had my phone by end of the flight on low bat and had issues to book uber thereafter Electrical sockets should work if emirates does not allow batteries Baggage claim in zurich took very long

Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

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.

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Premium Economy is not worth the extra money you pay. You are neither economy nor business. The seat doesn’t recline enough to relax your legs. Maneuvering while seated is cumbersome. Don’t recommend Premium Economy at all.

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

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

Apart of Sky miles delta. And they go everywhere in Brazil

On board crew was very good. Crew was friendly, snacks were good, especially the chips. Seats seemed a bit cramped. Boarding seemed unorganized, as we were instructed to get to the gate an hour early and then just stood around until boarding.

Latam wouldn’t tell me how much checked luggage would until I was at the airport and they charged me the highest price possible. Besides that, it was okay.

There was a mechanical issue with the plane that they had to work on before we could take off. That's fine, by all means, PLEASE make sure the mechanics are functioning properly. What was a problem was the fact that we sat on the tarmac for 4.5 hours without moving, without letting us off the plane, and without climate control and air running through the plane. There was no explanation as to what was going on; they just kept promising that it would be "15 minutes, then we are on our way." At one point, they even switched the entire crew out and told everyone we just needed to wait for new employees to show up. Then, as the 4 hours were not moving, an hour before the full refund, they made a big show about "the flight starting and the doors are locked, so you have to sit down." We didn't move for another 40 minutes; they were just trying to skirt around legalities that entitled us to restitution. When the flight finally was underway, the plane was gigantic but cramped in design, my entertainment screen kept freezing and glitching, and subtitles didn't work, and the crew was passive-aggressive. Terrible flight.

Good flight, boarding ok and crew very nice. Flight was not full so I was able to be very comfortable. Blanket and pillow provided with was good as it was very cold during the flight . Food was very good(small snack sandwich and an excellent piece of orange cake). Overall good flight, no complaints.

Poor, the airline was not able to help me move flights.

The way the Pilot made all announcements, specially the way he congratulated the entire crew as the best team ever, making a comment that due to them they were able to shorter the delay to the destination. Amazing flight .

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

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.

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

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

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