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R7 440 Find cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro

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Cheap flight deals to Rio de Janeiro

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights 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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9:55 - 19:25JNB-GIG
14h 30m1 stop
11:20 - 7:45GIG-JNB
15h 25m1 stop
R10 474
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Mon, Oct 21 - Mon, Oct 28
11:15 - 18:50JNB-GIG
12h 35m1 stop
8:45 - 7:45GIG-JNB
18h 00m1 stop
R10 858
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Mon, Oct 28 - Thu, Oct 31
12:55 - 0:35JNB-GIG
16h 40m1 stop
14:00 - 7:25GIG-JNB
12h 25m1 stop
R14 368LATAM Airlines
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Fri, Aug 16 - Thu, Sep 12
15:20 - 8:40JNB-SDU
22h 20m2 stops
9:20 - 12:25SDU-JNB
22h 05m2 stops
R14 587LATAM Airlines
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Thu, Nov 14 - Thu, Nov 21
13:35 - 16:15JNB-GIG
31h 40m2 stops
17:00 - 3:55GIG-JNB
29h 55m2 stops
R19 815Qatar Airways
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Mon, Oct 21 - Mon, Oct 28
19:35 - 5:35JNB-GIG
39h 00m2 stops
15:25 - 10:10GIG-JNB
37h 45m2 stops
R21 424SWISS
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Thu, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 30
19:35 - 5:35JNB-GIG
39h 00m2 stops
15:25 - 10:10GIG-JNB
37h 45m2 stops
R22 904SWISS
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Wed, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 28
18:50 - 15:55JNB-GIG
26h 05m1 stop
2:55 - 10:25GIG-JNB
26h 30m1 stop
R24 714Emirates
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Thu, Nov 14 - Wed, Nov 20
13:35 - 16:15JNB-GIG
31h 40m2 stops
22:25 - 9:45GIG-JNB
30h 20m2 stops
R24 952Qatar Airways
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Wed, Oct 23 - Tue, Oct 29
22:20 - 15:55JNB-GIG
46h 35m1 stop
2:55 - 10:25GIG-JNB
26h 30m1 stop
R25 884Emirates
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Wed, Oct 23 - Wed, Oct 30

Flights to Rio de Janeiro - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Rio de Janeiro?

The average price of all flights to Rio de Janeiro clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is Friday where tickets can be as cheap as R16 377. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R27 008 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Rio de Janeiro is April, where tickets cost R16 415 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R22 868 and R21 278 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is March with an average price of R18 645.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Rio de Janeiro?

The average price for all flights to Rio de Janeiro depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is generally at night, when flights cost R21 528 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R25 573.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Rio de Janeiro?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Rio de Janeiro is Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport, with an average flight price of R812.

How many airports are there in Rio de Janeiro?

There are 2 airports in Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport (GIG) and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport (SDU). The busiest airport is Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport (GIG), with 64% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to Rio de Janeiro?

The duration of your flight to Rio de Janeiro depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Rio de Janeiro on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 19h 25m, and Cape Town, which takes 21h 05m.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R7 440
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont

When to book flights to Rio de Janeiro

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel 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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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Rio de Janeiro based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Rio de Janeiro flights

  • Which Rio de Janeiro airport is closest to central Rio de Janeiro?

    Rio de Janeiro is served by 2 major airports. Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (2 km) is the closest to the centre of Rio de Janeiro and Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport is 13 km from the centre.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Rio de Janeiro.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket 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 is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Rio de Janeiro?

    Of the 4 airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro, GOL offers the most flights, with around 721 per week, followed by LATAM Airlines with 363 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro

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Find which airlines fly direct to Rio de Janeiro, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Rio de Janeiro

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +36 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +37 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +39 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +40 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +36 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +37 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

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Direct returns

Rio de Janeiro to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +36 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +37 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +39 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +40 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +36 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +37 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +38 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +39 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Rio de Janeiro

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Rio de Janeiro. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Rio de Janeiro. 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 3753 reviews
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,3Entertainment
8,3Crew
Airline reviews

More than two hours delay I could not do my tax refund because of the delay to check in They lost my luggage

2,0 MediocreNoemi, Jul 2024MAD - DXB
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More than two hours delay I could not do my tax refund because of the delay to check in They lost my luggage

I am vegan. The food was balanced, tasty and enough. I enjoyed the ride. The crew was very friendly and went out of their way to please the passengers.

Everything was good up until getting off the plane. Riyadh simply cannot handle an A380. Exiting the plane on a remote stand was extremely slow and frustrating, then waiting for buses for transport back to the terminal is another disaster. Give me the 777 any day.

Superb check in, lounge, boarding and flight experience. On time departure and before time arrival. Couldn’t have asked for more

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

Same problem with very poor food. Gluten free options can taste great, there is not reason to be give suboptimal meals in this situation.

The customer service was very poor. I didn’t get any accommodations for my cancelled flight. I was without any sleep for 36 hours.

WORST AIRLINE EVER—FOOD WAS MEDIOCRE AND WIDEBODY 777 BOEING WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE! IT WAS NOT WORTH THE MONEY THAT I PAID.

Superb experience. I hope they bring back the fast track option at Heathrow immigration.

The lounge Emirates uses at Jeddah airport is horrible even with the opening of the new section. Food selection is poor and never enough seating . Staff are not friendly. Boarding process at Jeddah always an absolute mess

So disappointed, the flight from Zurich to Sarajevo was delayed for two hours for no reason, they were also shifting gate several times prior taking off

Delayed flight… caused the missing of my connecting flight in Zurich. Had to wait 10 hours in airport for new flight which was also delayed by 1 hour. No apologies and minimal compensation.

The only problem is, we arrived in Miami with no luggage. We waited an hour and 20 minutes at the carousel. There was no one to tell us that all the luggage had come out. There were many people in the same disposition. They say 20% of the luggage never arrived in Miami.

Wonderful experience! The crew was outstanding and amazing from check in to gate to flight crew! Amazing. Thank you!

Crew was super courteous and helpful. Food quality was not so good. Most of the movies were old.

Good BUT four days later I still don’t have my luggage. It never arrived. !!!!

Carry on luggage size for economy passengers significantly smaller than other airlines, so nearly all ecomy passengers had their bags taken and checked.

Didn’t get my luggage from layover in Zurich until 3 days later even though my luggage was marked priority and short layover, but my husband got his when we landed

On time flight, I requested wheelchair in Zurich , when I arrived they were no where to be found, I had one hour between flights I had to walk with great difficulty.

seats are too tight and uncomfortable everything else went well.

Being a QR Platinum member traveling in business class, I expected the staff to be more courteous. Unfortunately, the lady staff was rude attending business class 1K side.

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

I had first class service from them. A little late taking off, but no major problem

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

From Montreal to Doha , we habe two complaints : 1) They want to charge for Seat Selection, claiming that the Class of ticket bought on Kayak did not cover seat selection. It such a penny pinching rule, I told them, since we paid almost $20,000 our 3 tickets , that rule should never exist. Also I reserved my tickets so many months ahead, I expected they will naturally put the family together or move somebody else to keep our family seating together. I filed a complaint, and NOBODY ANSWERED. 2) In Montreal, Qatar has an arrangement with the National Bank Lounge. It was so overcrowded and the Lounge is so bad in terms of service and food, amenities etc... The WORST lounge . Why Qatar not have another arrangement their Business Class clients in Montreal. The Air France KLM Lounger is better, the Air Canada Lounge is better. Qatar should send somebody to take a look ! Joseph Chung

Just money making business. This was my fourth journey with Qatar Airways, year by year the quality of service getting poor. Food is very cheap. They have some low quality alcohol beverages. They don’t have any brandy or cognac. No toilet around the gate lounge. We have to wait until getting to the flight for use toilet.very long standing for entering into the flight. We can see the old passenger suffering.

I didn't understand why I got dropped off at departures on exiting the plane at Doha aiport. I had to find my own way to immigration/baggage reclaim which wasn't easy as staff in the departure section just tell you ti scan your boarding pass. This was very poor b qatar Airways. I spent 2 hours soyung this out and once I got to get my suitcase it was delayed. So instead of getting to the hotel at about midnight I got there at three in the morning. I wonder why I upgraded to business?

My experience it was okay but have many thinks to be better. For example the food, the comfort.

Just some cookies and water. There could be other options for food.

For bus boarding, group 1 should have been sent on a separate bus ahead of the general boarding. It would have been nice.

You delayed my trip three days for no reason other than your lack of preparedness, did not offer any compensation, including food or a bed. I couldn’t trust you so I moved up my return flight and lost another day at the end of my trip to hopefully make sure I make my next flight. I will never fly LATAM again. You have the worse accountability and reliability and clearly do not care that your clients have lives and what it cost to fly to another country.

Not very good, they nickel & dime you for better seats & pay extra for the checking in bag, bad service all the way around

Awful, horrible customer service. Flight got delayed and had to spend y the night in Bogota as a result. Very poor

Hostile flight attendants. Second flight with Jose so much better. Arrived 1/2 hour early. Thanks.

the flight from Boston to Curitiba was on time actually 30 minutes earlier. latam was not able to unload the luggage for custom checkup in Sao Paulo ii took two and half hours . i missed the flight to Curitiba spend the night in hotel and then flying in the morning to Curitiba

The flight was overbooked and the solution gave was unrespctful. I arrived 4 hour in advance in the airport and only after 2hous was possible suggest a different ticket with another company LATAM, I have accepted, but when I was checking in at LATAM the tickets was issued without luggage, what it is absurd since I have bought my tickets including it since the beginning. Due to the timing for the next flight was not possible return to Avianca to claim due to the distance between Both companies Avianca and Latam since were located in different terminals. I have insiste to the crew of Latam to call Avianca to solve it, but they could help they were alleging that only paying a thousand pesos Mexicans ($1,000 MXN) to dispatch my luggage would be accepted and I have no money at all. So I had to beg for others passagens, it was an humiliating to exchange luggage with who was platinum in order to return back the luggage in the connection airport in Brazil (GRU). I have no clue that a judicial process would be taken from my side due the lots of stress in sequence by the non professional treatment with a passenger that was just following everything said by Avianca.. Long hours of waiting until next flight and only arrive at final destine in 6hs later..

Check in of my luggage which needed to be paid for was excellent. Thanks to Nora

Short lay-overs and total flight times. Everything else could have been better.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Rio de Janeiro found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
21/10Mon
1 stop
14h 30mJNB-GIG
28/10Mon
1 stop
15h 25mGIG-JNB
R10 474
28/10Mon
1 stop
12h 35mJNB-GIG
31/10Thu
1 stop
18h 00mGIG-JNB
R10 858
16/8Fri
1 stopLATAM Airlines
16h 40mJNB-GIG
12/9Thu
1 stopLATAM Airlines
12h 25mGIG-JNB
R14 368
14/11Thu
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
22h 20mJNB-SDU
21/11Thu
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
22h 05mSDU-JNB
R14 587
21/10Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
31h 40mJNB-GIG
28/10Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
29h 55mGIG-JNB
R19 815
24/10Thu
2 stopsSWISS
39h 00mJNB-GIG
30/10Wed
2 stopsSWISS
37h 45mGIG-JNB
R21 424
23/10Wed
2 stopsSWISS
39h 00mJNB-GIG
28/10Mon
2 stopsSWISS
37h 45mGIG-JNB
R22 904
14/11Thu
1 stopEmirates
26h 05mJNB-GIG
20/11Wed
1 stopEmirates
26h 30mGIG-JNB
R24 714
23/10Wed
2 stopsQatar Airways
31h 40mJNB-GIG
29/10Tue
2 stopsQatar Airways
30h 20mGIG-JNB
R24 952
23/10Wed
1 stopEmirates
46h 35mJNB-GIG
30/10Wed
1 stopEmirates
26h 30mGIG-JNB
R25 884

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Rio de Janeiro found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
29/9Sun
2 stops
24h 55mJNB-SDU
R7 440
29/9Sun
3 stops
26h 35mJNB-GIG
R7 641
26/11Tue
2 stops
20h 45mJNB-SDU
R9 487
30/9Mon
1 stop
27h 55mJNB-SDU
R10 054
30/9Mon
1 stop
14h 30mJNB-GIG
R10 346
26/11Tue
1 stopLATAM Airlines
13h 35mJNB-GIG
R12 266
29/9Sun
1 stopLATAM Airlines
13h 10mJNB-SDU
R12 668
15/8Thu
1 stopSouth African
14h 30mJNB-GIG
R15 044
2/9Mon
1 stopKLM
25h 45mCPT-GIG
R18 243
2/9Mon
3 stopsLufthansa
43h 15mCPT-GIG
R21 204

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Recent domestic flight deals

9/11Sat
directGOL
1h 10mVCP-GIG
13/11Wed
directGOL
1h 15mGIG-VCP
R823
26/9Thu
directGOL
1h 20mVCP-GIG
30/9Mon
directGOL
1h 20mGIG-VCP
R841
4/10Fri
directGOL
1h 10mGRU-GIG
9/10Wed
directGOL
1h 05mGIG-GRU
R969
8/10Tue
directGOL
1h 15mGRU-GIG
10/10Thu
directGOL
1h 15mGIG-GRU
R987
4/10Fri
directGOL
1h 20mVCP-GIG
6/10Sun
directGOL
1h 20mGIG-VCP
R1 024
24/9Tue
directGOL
1h 00mGRU-GIG
30/9Mon
directGOL
1h 15mGIG-GRU
R1 024
4/10Fri
directGOL
1h 10mGRU-GIG
6/10Sun
directGOL
1h 15mGIG-GRU
R1 042
23/9Mon
directGOL
1h 10mVCP-GIG
26/9Thu
directGOL
1h 20mGIG-VCP
R1 115
22/8Thu
multi-stopAvianca
17h 10mGRU-GIG
25/8Sun
multi-stopAvianca
13h 50mGIG-GRU
R20 455
16/8Fri
multi-stopAvianca
16h 40mGRU-GIG
17/8Sat
multi-stopAvianca
13h 20mGIG-GRU
R20 510

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Last minute flights to Rio de Janeiro

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Rio de Janeiro that are departing in the next 10 days.
30/7Tue
multi-stop
20h 50mJNB-GIG
5/9Thu
multi-stop
16h 50mGIG-JNB
R30 436
30/7Tue
multi-stop
20h 50mJNB-GIG
31/8Sat
multi-stop
14h 40mGIG-JNB
R30 673
31/7Wed
multi-stopEmirates
46h 35mJNB-GIG
4/9Wed
multi-stopEmirates
26h 15mGIG-JNB
R43 469
31/7Wed
multi-stopEmirates
46h 35mJNB-GIG
1/9Sun
multi-stopEmirates
26h 15mGIG-JNB
R44 182
30/7Tue
multi-stop
29h 45mJNB-GIG
3/9Tue
multi-stop
29h 45mGIG-JNB
R45 388
30/7Tue
multi-stop
48h 15mJNB-GIG
3/9Tue
multi-stop
29h 45mGIG-JNB
R45 772
30/7Tue
multi-stopAir France
29h 45mJNB-GIG
5/9Thu
multi-stopAir France
29h 45mGIG-JNB
R46 833
30/7Tue
multi-stopAir France
29h 45mJNB-GIG
3/9Tue
multi-stopAir France
29h 45mGIG-JNB
R47 856
31/7Wed
multi-stopKLM
28h 05mJNB-GIG
2/9Mon
multi-stopKLM
42h 25mGIG-JNB
R54 364
31/7Wed
multi-stopKLM
28h 05mJNB-GIG
4/9Wed
multi-stopKLM
42h 25mGIG-JNB
R57 691

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Flights to Rio de Janeiro

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