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R7 981 Find Cheap Flights to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport – Compare and Save

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Cheapest return fare
R11 245
Typical prices: R11 440-R13 921
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JNB - GIG • 1 stop
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Sat 5/9
JNB - GIG • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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 to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Fri, Aug 14 - Sat, Aug 22
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15:00 - 0:05
JNB
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GIG
14h 05m
1 stop
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18:35 - 12:10
GIG
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JNB
12h 35m
1 stop
R11 245LATAM Airlines
Sat, Aug 15 - Sat, Aug 22
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10:25 - 0:45
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GIG
19h 20m
2 stops
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18:35 - 12:10
GIG
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JNB
12h 35m
1 stop
R11 359LATAM Airlines
Fri, Aug 14 - Sat, Aug 22
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20:35 - 0:45
JNB
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GIG
33h 10m
2 stops
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19:30 - 12:10
GIG
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JNB
11h 40m
1 stop
R11 424Multiple Airlines
Sun, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 16
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14:55 - 6:35
JNB
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GIG
20h 40m
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19:30 - 17:25
GIG
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JNB
16h 55m
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R11 685LATAM Airlines
Mon, Jul 13 - Wed, Jul 22
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15:50 - 11:10
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GIG
48h 20m
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7:55 - 10:55
GIG
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CPT
22h 00m
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R12 077LATAM Airlines
Thu, Aug 6 - Fri, Aug 21
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15:50 - 0:05
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GIG
13h 15m
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19:30 - 10:55
GIG
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CPT
10h 25m
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R12 093LATAM Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Wed, Aug 26
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15:50 - 9:55
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GIG
23h 05m
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19:30 - 10:55
GIG
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CPT
10h 25m
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R12 126LATAM Airlines
Fri, Aug 14 - Sat, Aug 22
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20:35 - 23:35
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GIG
32h 00m
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6:05 - 12:10
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JNB
25h 05m
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R12 256Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 6 - Fri, Aug 21
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15:50 - 6:35
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GIG
19h 45m
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19:30 - 10:55
GIG
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CPT
10h 25m
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R12 387LATAM Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Wed, Aug 26
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15:50 - 7:55
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GIG
21h 05m
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13:45 - 10:55
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16h 10m
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R12 403LATAM Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights 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 flight to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R11 245 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R12 077 in the last 3 days.

How far in advance should I book a flight 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 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, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR7 981
Best time to beat the crowds (26% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 27% lower on average.
Flight from Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

When to book flights to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

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FAQs - booking Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R11 245 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R12 077 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport from central Rio de Janeiro?

    The city centre of Rio de Janeiro is 13 km from Rio de Janeiro.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 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 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 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-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 with another airline.

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

 
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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3606 reviews
7,9Food
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8,1Boarding
8,4Crew
8,2Entertainment
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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
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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

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.

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

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

Food was good, great communication by Pilot and Co Pilot, Crew very friendly. Slow beginning drink and meal service - over 2hrs into flight which disrupted overnight flight sleep. Entertainment systems was 3 Stars, my wife's was nonfunctional and had to call attendant 3 times to get it reset, mine the headphones and jack we're twitchy and keep going to muted volume.

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

Friendly staff. My seat was changed at the last minute. Afterwards, my seat was taken by someone else by mistake.

For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.

The flight was delayed in Jhb and I could have had some help in Dubai trying to get to my connecting flight to London

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 .

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

Basic experience, we were delayed causing less time to enjoy our destination and on the way back, we boarded when the flight should have been taking off.

The flight itinerary was changed 3 times, I explain the problem on the previous leg.

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