$1,266 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 return 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.

Recent return flight deals to Rio de Janeiro

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Rio de Janeiro.
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19:10 - 08:00AKL-GIG
27h 50m2 stops
12:50 - 05:15GIG-AKL
25h 25m1 stop
$2,322LATAM Airlines
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 28 Jun
19:10 - 09:35AKL-GIG
29h 25m1 stop
12:50 - 05:15GIG-AKL
25h 25m1 stop
$2,332LATAM Airlines
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 28 Jun
08:45 - 22:30CHC-GIG
28h 45m2 stops
12:50 - 23:50GIG-CHC
44h 00m2 stops
$2,423
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 28 Jun
13:50 - 20:55CHC-GIG
22h 05m2 stops
21:55 - 23:59GIG-CHC
35h 04m2 stops
$2,458Qantas Airways
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 28 Jun
10:30 - 20:55CHC-GIG
25h 25m2 stops
18:30 - 23:59GIG-CHC
38h 29m3 stops
$2,467Qantas Airways
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 28 Jun
13:50 - 07:10CHC-GIG
32h 20m3 stops
15:30 - 13:05GIG-CHC
30h 35m3 stops
$2,693
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Sat, 7 Jun - Sat, 28 Jun
13:20 - 08:20AKL-GIG
35h 00m1 stop
21:30 - 14:05GIG-AKL
48h 35m2 stops
$3,059American Airlines
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Mon, 3 Mar - Wed, 26 Mar
13:20 - 09:25AKL-GIG
36h 05m2 stops
21:30 - 14:55GIG-AKL
49h 25m2 stops
$3,068American Airlines
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Mon, 3 Mar - Wed, 26 Mar
13:50 - 08:15AKL-GIG
57h 25m2 stops
21:05 - 07:10GIG-AKL
43h 05m2 stops
$3,277United Airlines
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Mon, 21 Apr - Wed, 14 May
13:50 - 08:15AKL-GIG
57h 25m2 stops
21:05 - 07:10GIG-AKL
67h 05m2 stops
$3,315United Airlines
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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 round-trip 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 Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $2,697. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are $3,278 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 May, where tickets cost $2,468 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $3,627 and $3,432 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of $2,468.

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

The average price for all round-trip 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 in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $2,507 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Rio de Janeiro is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $3,464.

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 (SDU), with an average flight price of $119.

Good to know

Low season

November

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$1,266
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Auckland to Rio de Janeiro

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.
Estimated return price
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?

    There are 2 airports in Rio de Janeiro. The closest airport to Rio de Janeiro’s city centre is Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (2 km). 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.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Rio de Janeiro

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Rio de Janeiro flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Rio de Janeiro?

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

Direct departures

New Zealand to Rio de Janeiro

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +40 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +41 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +43 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +41 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +42 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +41 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +42 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +42 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +43 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +43 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +41 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +42 more

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Direct returns

Rio de Janeiro to New Zealand

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +40 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +41 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +43 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +41 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +42 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +41 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +42 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +42 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +43 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +43 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +41 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +42 more

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Top 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 New Zealand 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? 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.
7.5
LATAM AirlinesOverall score based on 1793 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.6Boarding
7.4Comfort
6.7Food
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

I liked everything, this was classed as premium economy but it was much better than Lufthansas business class. Lovely staff, comfortable plane and an excellent seat arrangement. A very pleasant surprise.

10.0 ExcellentNeil, Feb 2025GRU - SCL
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I liked everything, this was classed as premium economy but it was much better than Lufthansas business class. Lovely staff, comfortable plane and an excellent seat arrangement. A very pleasant surprise.

No entertainment but not expected. Unless you are referring to monitor that you can use. Then Al, was fine on all flights.

Staff encountered friendly and helpful. Flight delayed 1 hour due to mechanical issue, but made it through Atlanta immkgration and security in plenty of time,

We boarded so late it caused us to miss time at Foz. No real information was provided to the passengers waiting.

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.

Very poor ! Latam is really excellent in mistreating its premium passengers and their family. They should go out of business for good.

Very slow boarding, 1 hour late - uncomfortable chairs and crew barely speaking english even at the airport!

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

Airline changed our itinerary several times (3). The second time, we were not aware of it, we landed at 7:24 pm and the flight depart time was 7:40 pm. We were not aware of this change and the flight departed without us, that made us being placed on an even later flight which was also delayed.

Flight never happened because of previous flight delay. Sent back to the stays on a flight 10 hrs later without making to my final destination and still waiting full rugindo for it. So yeah not a good experience

It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

I have taken this flight many times. It is ALWAYS late. Every time there is significant delay (1-3 hours) before boarding. It’s very consistent. Even after boarding the expected landing time was delayed twice. The seats are very narrow and cramped. Food is barely editable. Considering an economy ticket often costs about $2,000 it’s one of the worst services ever.

I disliked the fact that they forced people to put up their seats during meal service

Delayed and missed connection, was not re-booked like other travelers so ended up being stuck for several hours due to no one handling my booking.

American Airlines was their usual junk service — but at least it got us down to LA. I was more irritated that while they codeshare with Alaska Airlines in Seattle, they could not out our flight on one of these, opting for one of the small SkyWest operated American Eagle flights — and causing a 14 hour layover. Which I accepted due to a $2000 difference in airfare — that said it was irritating for a flight that usually would have cost around $100 extra, if that.

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

We lucked out. The passenger who was supposed to be in our row changed her seat, so my husband and I had 3 seats for the 2 of us. We were able to stretch out a little which made the trip much more tolerable.

Much better than I expected for such a long flight.

Flight was cancelled about 1.5 hours before departure. Replacement flight provided scheduled 1 hour later. Late boarding, late departure and arrived Melbourne nearly 2 hours after originally scheduled.

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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.
7/6Sat
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
27h 50mAKL-GIG
28/6Sat
1 stopLATAM Airlines
25h 25mGIG-AKL
$2,322
7/6Sat
1 stopLATAM Airlines
29h 25mAKL-GIG
28/6Sat
1 stopLATAM Airlines
25h 25mGIG-AKL
$2,332
7/6Sat
2 stops
28h 45mCHC-GIG
28/6Sat
2 stops
44h 00mGIG-CHC
$2,423
7/6Sat
2 stopsQantas Airways
22h 05mCHC-GIG
28/6Sat
2 stopsQantas Airways
35h 04mGIG-CHC
$2,458
7/6Sat
2 stopsQantas Airways
25h 25mCHC-GIG
28/6Sat
3 stopsQantas Airways
38h 29mGIG-CHC
$2,467
7/6Sat
3 stops
32h 20mCHC-GIG
28/6Sat
3 stops
30h 35mGIG-CHC
$2,693
3/3Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
35h 00mAKL-GIG
26/3Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
48h 35mGIG-AKL
$3,059
3/3Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
36h 05mAKL-GIG
26/3Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
49h 25mGIG-AKL
$3,068
21/4Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
57h 25mAKL-GIG
14/5Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
43h 05mGIG-AKL
$3,277
19/4Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
57h 25mAKL-GIG
8/5Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
67h 05mGIG-AKL
$3,315

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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.
3/8Sun
1 stopLATAM Airlines
18h 20mAKL-GIG
$1,266
4/8Mon
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
30h 35mAKL-GIG
$1,274
2/6Mon
2 stops
27h 30mCHC-GIG
$1,342
5/8Tue
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
24h 30mAKL-GIG
$1,386
4/8Mon
3 stops
56h 30mAKL-GIG
$1,391
2/6Mon
3 stopsQantas Airways
31h 30mCHC-GIG
$1,958
5/8Tue
1 stopEmirates
34h 20mAKL-GIG
$2,167
8/8Fri
1 stopEmirates
34h 20mAKL-GIG
$2,285
2/8Sat
3 stopsBritish Airways
60h 50mAKL-GIG
$6,073
3/8Sun
3 stopsBritish Airways
60h 55mAKL-GIG
$8,693

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